Brazil police target Greek ship in probe of oil tarring beaches
Brazilian investigators said on Friday a Greek-flagged ship carrying Venezuelan crude was the source of oil tarring thousands of kilometers of coastline over the past two months.
Turkey captures two suspected IS members near southern border: TRT
Turkey captured two Russian nationals believed to be members of the Islamic State militant group near the Syrian border, after they illegally entered the country, state broadcaster TRT Haber said on Friday.
Lebanon Uber driver gets death sentence for murder of British woman
A Lebanese court sentenced an Uber driver to death on Friday for the murder of British embassy worker Rebecca Dykes in December 2017, state news agency NNA said.
Russia says it’s already too late to replace new START treaty
Russia said on Friday there was no longer enough time left for Moscow and Washington to negotiate a full-fledged replacement for the New START nuclear arms control treaty before it expires in February 2021.
As protests rock Baghdad and Beirut, Iran digs in
As governments in Iraq and Lebanon stagger and stumble under huge waves of popular protest, powerful factions loyal to Iran are pushing to quash political upheaval which challenges Tehran’s entrenched influence in both countries.
Floods in Somalia displace more than 250,000 people: U.N.
Heavy rains have killed at least 10 people and displaced more than 270,000 in Somalia, destroying infrastructure and livelihoods in the Horn of Africa nation, the United Nations said on Friday.
Iran’s Zarif calls on U.S. to return to 2015 nuclear deal
The United States should return to a 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and major powers, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Friday, saying the new U.S. sanctions imposed on Tehran showed failure of Washington’s policy.
Islamic State wives start repatriation case in Netherlands
Lawyers for 23 women who joined Islamic State from the Netherlands asked a judge on Friday to order the Netherlands to repatriate them and their 56 young children from camps in Syria.
Exclusive: Overhaul of Ukraine prosecution agency buries Manafort inquiries – investigators
Sweeping changes to Ukraine’s top law enforcement agency ordered by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy are set to derail a series of long-running criminal investigations, including two related to U.S. President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul …
U.N. climate talks to take place in Madrid in December
The United Nations has confirmed that this year’s climate change talks will take place in Madrid in December, after Chile withdrew as host this week because of massive street protests in the South American country.
