Ukraine says it has detained deputy to slain Islamic State official
Ukraine’s security service said on Friday it had detained the deputy of Abu Omar al-Shishani, the man the Pentagon described as Islamic State’s “minister of war”, after he crossed into Ukraine on a fake passport last year.
Hungary tightens control over courts and schools, raising rights concerns
The Hungarian government has proposed legislation that would increase its control over the country’s courts and independent schools, raising concerns from rights groups.
Climate change, human activity rub salt into Venice’s wounds
Warming seas and excavations within the Venice lagoon mean the exceptionally high flood waters in the city this week are also saltier, posing an extra threat to its architectural treasures.
India’s federal police raid local Amnesty International offices
India’s federal investigating agency raided the local offices of human rights group Amnesty International on Friday, the Central Bureau of Investigation said, in a probe into alleged violations of foreign funding rules.
Explainer: What’s behind Labour’s plan to overhaul BT and the British broadband network?
Britain’s opposition Labour Party says if it wins the Dec. 12 election it will nationalize BT’s broadband network and provide free internet for all within a decade, a radical election pledge to roll back decades of private ownership.
Ennahda’s choice Jemli tapped to be Tunisia PM, faces big challenge
A former junior minister faces the challenge of creating a ruling coalition in economically troubled Tunisia after the moderate Islamist Ennahda party, which took most seats in last month’s election, tapped him as prime minister on Friday.
Soccer euphoria brings no lasting respite to Iraq violence
An overnight celebration of a soccer victory offered only brief respite to Iraq’s violence, as anti-government protesters returned to the streets and security forces fired on them with live ammunition, killing at least three and wounding dozens.
Claiming to be UK’s new ‘party of business’ UK Lib Dems enter election spending race
The anti-Brexit Liberal Democrats claimed the mantle of Britain’s “party of business” on Friday, setting out their proposed fiscal rules while dismissing rivals’ plans for the economy as unrealistic and undeliverable.
Erdogan aide says Russia’s Putin planning visit to Turkey in January
Russian President Vladimir Putin is planning a visit to Turkey in the first week of January, a senior aide to Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told state broadcaster TRT Haber on Friday.
Ukraine says detains deputy of slain Islamic State ‘minister of war’
Ukraine’s security service said on Friday it had detained the deputy of Abu Omar al-Shishani, the man the Pentagon described as Islamic State’s “minister of war”, after he crossed into Ukraine on a fake passport last year.
