‘Europe is nicer’: migrants head west after Turkey opens border
Hundreds of migrants in Turkey started arriving on the borders with Greece and Bulgaria on Friday after a senior Turkish official said Ankara would no longer abide by a 2016 EU deal and stop refugees from reaching Europe.
Clashes break out in Somalia, slowing fight against al Qaeda-linked insurgents
Somali troops clashed with a regional militia on Friday in one of the most serious outbreaks of fighting yet over political rivalries that Washington says are slowing the war against al Qaeda-linked insurgents.
Mexico confirms first coronavirus cases in two men returned from Italy
Mexico’s government said on Friday it had detected the first cases of coronavirus infection in two men who had recently traveled to Italy, making the country the second in Latin America to register the fast-spreading virus.
Pompeo says U.S. offered to help Iran with coronavirus response
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday the United States has offered to help with the coronavirus response in Iran, where the outbreak has killed 34 people, and raised doubts about Tehran’s willingness to share information.
Moscow deports 88 foreigners for violating coronavirus quarantine: RIA
Moscow authorities are deporting 88 foreign nationals who violated quarantine measures imposed on them as a precaution against coronavirus, the RIA news agency cited Moscow’s deputy mayor as saying on Friday.
Turkey says it will let refugees into Europe after troops killed in Syria
Refugees in Turkey headed toward European frontiers on Friday after an official declared that borders had been thrown open, a response to the escalating war in Syria where 33 Turkish soldiers were killed by Russian-backed Syrian government troops.
British man infected by coronavirus on Japanese cruise ship has died
A British man who was infected by the coronavirus on the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan has died, bringing the death toll among people who were aboard the vessel to six, Japan’s government said on Friday.
UK’s Prince Harry and Jon Bon Jovi recreate Abbey Road Beatles cover
Britain’s Prince Harry and singer Jon Bon Jovi recreated one of the Beatles’ best-known album covers on Friday, walking across the zebra crossing outside Abbey Road recording studios in north London.
French fashion Agnes B cancels Paris show due to coronavirus
French fashion house Agnes B said on Friday it has canceled its March 2 Paris show due to coronavirus worries.
Erdogan to tell Trump that Turkey expects ‘actual’ support in Syria: official
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will tell U.S. President Donald Trump in a phone call Friday that verbal support related to Syria’s Idlib region is not enough, and that Ankara expects “actual” support, a Turkish official said.
