Hezbollah accuses U.S. of meddling in Lebanon’s crisis
Hezbollah accused the United States of meddling in the formation of a new Lebanese government on Friday, its strongest accusation yet of U.S. interference in Lebanon’s political and economic crisis.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards arrest about 100 protest leaders: Iranian judiciary
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have arrested about 100 leaders of protests that erupted last week over gasoline price rises, Gholamhossein Esmaili, spokesman for Iran’s judiciary, said on Friday according to the official IRNA news agency.
Three dead after Colombia protests, tear gas used in renewed confrontations
Three people were killed following Thursday protest marches across Colombia, the defense minister said, and widespread public transportation problems plagued cities on Friday amid calls for another protest.
UK metal detectorists who hid Saxon haul jailed for nearly 20 years
Two British metal detectorists who failed to declare a large hoard of Anglo-Saxon treasure worth around 3 million pounds ($3.8 million) were jailed on Friday for a total of nearly 20 years.
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.
