Man who attacked Canada police officer with truck guilty of attempted murder
A Somali immigrant who ran down a Canadian police officer with a truck and then stabbed him repeatedly was found guilty on Friday of attempted murder, the Crown prosecutor’s office said.
Turkey orders release of last jailed Cumhuriyet journalist: paper
A Turkish court on Friday ordered the release of the last jailed employee of the opposition Cumhuriyet newspaper, one of 14 staff sentenced to lengthy prison terms in April 2018 on terrorism-related charges, the newspaper said.
El Chapo’s son led dramatic rescue of his half brother in Mexico battle
Ivan Archivaldo Guzman, the leader of Los Chapitos wing of the Sinaloa Cartel, was behind the assault on security forces that prompted the release of his half-brother from a house in the city of Culiacan last week, a top Mexican official said.
Moroccan activist on hunger strike admitted to prison clinic: lawyer, family say
An activist jailed in 2017 after protests in northern Morocco has been admitted to a prison clinic in Tangier after a seven-week hunger strike, his brother and lawyer said on Friday.
Chile protesters block access to lithium operations: local leader
Protesters from indigenous communities around Chile’s Atacama salt flats, among the world’s richest reserves of lithium, have blocked access to lithium operations amid nationwide rallies over inequality, a local leader said on Friday.
U.S. denies China’s claim of ‘weaponizing’ visa decisions for Washington space meeting
The United States on Friday rejected Chinese accusations that political motives were behind a top Beijing space official not receiving a visa in time to attend the start of an international conference in Washington this week.
Argentina central bank bleeds reserves ahead of election, peso crumbles anyway
Argentina’s central bank kept selling dollars in defense of the crumbling peso on Friday, as concern increased over the bank’s falling reserves ahead of Sunday’s presidential election dreaded by the financial markets.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro criticized over plans to attend Copa final
Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, an admirer of Latin America’s military dictatorships, courted controversy on Friday when he said he might go to next month’s Copa Libertadores final in the Chilean stadium once used as a detention center.
Russia affirms close oil cooperation with Saudi Arabia, OPEC+
Russia’s energy ministry said on Friday it continues close cooperation with Saudi Arabia and OPEC and non-OPEC oil producers to enhance market stability and predictability.
At least 27 killed as fresh protests engulf Iraq
At least 25 protesters were killed in Iraq on Friday when security forces used tear gas and an Iranian-backed militia opened fire to try to quell renewed demonstrations against corruption and economic hardship, security sources said.
