Convicted agent Butina accepts Russia job offer: TASS
A Russian agent briefly jailed in the United States and then deported back to Moscow has accepted a state job to defend Russians imprisoned abroad, TASS news agency reported on Friday.
Chile’s defense minister issues furious rejection of Amnesty rights claims
Chile’s defense minister on Friday issued a furious rebuttal of claims by Amnesty International that excessive force was “intentionally” used on protesters to “punish” them for taking to the streets.
On the campaign trail: Nigel Farage signs contract with voters
Britain holds an election on Dec. 12, a political gamble by Prime Minister Boris Johnson who sees it as his best chance to break the deadlock in parliament over Brexit.
African Union urges Britain to cede Chagos Islands, end ‘colonial’ rule
The African Union on Friday called on Britain to withdraw from the Chagos Islands and end its “continued colonial administration” there after a U.N. deadline for it to do so expired.
U.S. imposes sanctions on Iran’s information minister
The United States imposed sanctions on Iran’s information minister on Friday for his role in “widescale internet censorship,” a reference to a five-day-long nationwide shutdown meant to help stifle protests against fuel price hikes in Iran.
Saudi-led coalition air strikes in Yemen down 80%: U.N. envoy
United Nations Yemen envoy Martin Griffiths told the U.N. Security Council on Friday that the number of air strikes by the Saudi-led coalition battling Iran-aligned Houthis in Yemen has dropped nearly 80% in the last two weeks.
Weeks before vote, Algerian protesters pile on the pressure
Tens of thousands of Algerians marched through the capital and other towns and cities on Friday as their months-long campaign of protests gathers steam ahead of an election they demand to be canceled.
Iraqi forces kill four protesters, cleric warns of crisis
Iraqi security forces killed four protesters in Baghdad on Friday, according to police sources, and forcibly dispersed activists blocking the main port near Basra, as the country’s top cleric called for electoral reforms to end the unrest.
With young prince and PR push, Saudi Arabia ready to take over G20 reins
Saudi Arabia is set to take over the G20 presidency for a year as it seeks to bounce back from an uproar over its human rights record and last year’s killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Dutch state not obliged to take back Islamic State children: appeals court
The Dutch state is not obliged to actively help repatriate the young children of women who left the Netherlands and joined Islamic State in Syria, an appeals court in The Hague said on Friday, overturning an earlier ruling.
