Too far to the right, Portugal lawmaker gets own parliament door
Portugal’s parliament has agreed to open a dedicated entrance to the benches for its only far-right lawmaker after rival politicians complained letting him through was too bothersome.
Three protesters dead, more than 50 wounded at Shi’ite militia group offices in Iraqi south
At least three people died when an Iraqi Shi’ite militia group opened fire on a group of protesters attempting to break into the group’s local offices in the southern city of Nasiriya on Friday, police and hospital sources said.
Cyber attack shuts Johannesburg City authority’s network
Hackers have shut down the cyber network of Johannesburg City Council, targeting computers of local government employees in South Africa’s economic hub, city officials said on Friday.
A Brexit extension is ‘not a given’, source close to Macron says
An extension to Brexit negotiations with the European Union is not justified at this stage and it is up to Britain to provide a good enough reason for the EU’s 27 remaining members to agree to a further delay, a source close to French President Emmanue…
Estonian minister blamed for slow reform after Danske scandal
Estonia’s far-right finance minister has been criticized by lawmakers for holding up financial reforms promised after the Baltic state became the focus of Europe’s biggest money laundering scandal.
Argentina’s creditors prepare for tough $100 billion tango with Peronist election favorite
By Marc Jones, Karin Strohecker, Rodrigo Campos and Gabriel Burin
How a Polish campaigner forced her way into parliament
Iwona Hartwich was banned from Poland’s parliament after camping out for weeks in a corridor last year demanding more state support for disabled people. This week she walked into the building to collect her certificate of election.
U.S. to strengthen troop presence near Syria oil fields: Pentagon chief
The United States will strengthen its military presence in Syria with “mechanized forces” to prevent Islamic State fighters seizing oil fields and revenue, the U.S. Defense Secretary said on Friday, the latest twist in President Donald Trump’s confusin…
One UK truck victim might have been from Vietnam: rights activist
One of the 39 people found dead in the back of a truck near London might have originally come from Vietnam, a Vietnamese human rights activist has said.
Lebanon Hezbollah leader warns of chaos, possible civil war from vacuum
Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah warned on Friday that nationwide protests could push the country into chaos, collapse and “god forbid” civil war, rejecting mounting calls to bring down the government and president.
