Turkey says Greek expulsion of Libyan envoy is ‘outrageous’
Turkey condemned on Friday a decision by Greece to expel the Libyan ambassador in response to an accord between Libya and Turkey that maps out a sea boundary between the two countries close to the Greek island of Crete.
Saudi Arabia’s Jubeir says possible to calm Yemen situation ahead of settlement: Al-Arabiya
Saudi Arabia’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir said there is a possibility of calming the situation in Yemen as a prelude to reaching a settlement in the four-year conflict, Saudi-owned channel Al-Arabiya cited him as saying on Fri…
U.S. cracks down on Russian ‘Evil Corp’ hackers after $100 mln spree
U.S. authorities on Thursday targeted a Russian cybercriminal group known as Evil Corp, indicting its Lamborghini-driving alleged leader and ordering asset freezes against 17 of his associates over a global, $100 million digital crime spree.
Swedish Academy member to boycott Nobel week over Handke prize
A member of the Swedish Academy, which awards the Nobel literature prize, said on Friday he would boycott this year’s celebrations in protest at the award being given to Austrian writer Peter Handke, a supporter of Serbia’s late president.
UK PM Johnson dismisses leaked Brexit report obtained by Labour
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday said that a confidential government document detailing possible disruption to Northern Ireland under his Brexit deal obtained by the opposition Labour party was “nonsense”.
Let’s give Merkel coalition a chance, says incoming German SPD boss
The incoming leader of Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) said on Friday she was skeptical that their ruling coalition with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives would survive but she was ready to give it a chance.
Lebanon appeals for import aid; France to hold meeting
Lebanon said on Friday it had asked friendly states to help finance imports of essential goods, as sources said France is planning an international meeting to mobilize support for its former colony’s deep economic crisis.
With sorrow and anger, clans mourn kin gunned down on bridge in southern Iraq
A short distance from a bridge in southern Nassiriya where Iraqi security forces gunned down their friends, young women and men set out rows of mock coffins, each draped in an Iraqi flag with pictures of the slain protesters taped on.
Merkel pays first visit as chancellor to Auschwitz death camp
Angela Merkel made her first visit on Friday to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial after 14 years as German chancellor, bringing a 60 million euro donation to help conserve the site where the Nazis ran their largest death camp.
Hong Kong police chief calls for peaceful weekend protest
Hong Kong’s police chief urged people to demonstrate peacefully on Sunday, when organizers expect a large turnout for a pro-democracy march intended to show the movement still has strong momentum.
