U.S. diplomat’s wife says will not return to UK over fatal crash
Anne Sacoolas, the wife of a U.S. diplomat, will not return voluntarily to Britain to face charges for causing death by dangerous driving, her lawyer said on Friday.
UK foreign minister says Sacoolas return would be ‘right thing to do’
Foreign minister Dominic Raab said on Friday he welcomed the decision by British prosecutors to charge a U.S. diplomat’s wife with causing death by dangerous driving after a car crash in central England four months ago in which teenager Harry Dunn died…
China’s Xi, in call with Trump, says U.S. interfering in its affairs: Xinhua
Chinese President Xi Jinping, in a call with President Donald Trump on Friday, accused the United States of interfering in its internal affairs but expressed hope that the two leaders could keep lines of communication open, China’s Xinhua news agency s…
In phone call with Trump, China’s Xi says U.S. interfering in internal affairs
U.S. President Donald Trump spoke on Friday with Chinese President Xi Jinping and claimed progress on issues from trade to North Korea and Hong Kong, but China said Xi accused the United States of interfering in its internal affairs.
Pentagon chief hopeful for restarting diplomacy with North Korea, but stands ready
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Friday that he remains hopeful the United States can restart diplomacy with North Korea, as the clock ticks down to North Korea’s declared year-end deadline for new U.S. concessions in talks over its nuclear ar…
Brazil poll shows rising rejection of Bolsonaro
The approval rating of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s government is dropping steadily and its negative rating is climbing, a CNI/Ibope poll showed on Friday, as his combative political style and a weak recovery weigh on his popularity.
Russia fails to get U.N. approval for Syria cross-border aid deliveries from Turkey
Russia failed on Friday in a bid to get the U.N. Security Council to extend authorization of Syria cross-border aid deliveries from two points in Turkey after Moscow vetoed a rival draft resolution that would have also approved a crossing point from Ir…
Cameroon grants special status to Anglophone regions
Cameroon’s parliament granted special status on Friday to two English-speaking regions to try to calm a separatist insurgency that has killed 2,000 people, but the separatists said only independence would satisfy them.
Lebanon PM designate says wants government soon, won’t be under Hezbollah sway
Lebanon’s prime minister designate said he would work to form a government within six weeks to help pull the country out of a deepening economic crisis, dismissing accusations he would be dominated by the powerful Iranian backed-Hezbollah movement.
UK on track for Jan. 31 Brexit as PM Johnson wins vote on deal
Prime Minister Boris Johnson won approval for his Brexit deal in parliament on Friday, the first step toward fulfilling his election pledge to deliver Britain’s departure from the European Union by Jan. 31 after his landslide victory.
