Spain to shut mausoleum ahead of dictator Franco’s exhumation
Spain will temporarily shut the mausoleum where Francisco Franco is buried from Saturday to avoid any disturbances as authorities prepare to exhume the dictator’s remains.
Brexit no-deal ‘would hamper UK/EU police co-operation’
British police would have less ability to cooperate on security with their counterparts in the European Union in a no-deal Brexit, a police chiefs’ organization said on Friday.
U.S. defense chief says Turkey’s incursion threaten relations
The Pentagon on Friday said Ankara’s military incursion into northeastern Syria was damaging U.S.-Turkey relations, adding that the United States was not abandoning its Kurdish partners.
Trump names John Sullivan as his pick for U.S. ambassador to Russia
(This October 11 story corrects paragraph 5 to read “career public servant” instead of “career U.S. diplomat”)
Pompeo says Orwell’s ‘1984’ coming to life in China’s Xinjiang region
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday likened China’s treatment of more than one million Uighur Muslims to George Orwell’s “1984” novel, saying the Communist Party was detaining and abusing them in internment camps.
U.S. to deploy large number of forces to Saudi Arabia
The United States announced on Friday a new, large deployment of forces to Saudi Arabia to help bolster the kingdom’s defenses following the Sept. 14 attack on its oil facilities, which Washington and Riyadh have blamed on Iran.
Pentagon confirms large deployment of troops to Saudi Arabia
The Pentagon said on Friday it was planning to send a large number of additional forces and equipment to Saudi Arabia, including air defenses and fighter aircraft.
Algeria’s protesters march against ruling elite as elections approach
Algerian protesters vowed to keep up street rallies against the country’s ruling elite on Friday, rejecting a December presidential election with banners reading “we will not shut up”, “we are not ready to stop” and “I will not vote”.
Islamic State women attack security at Syria camp: SDF
Women affiliated with Islamic State attacked security offices with sticks and stones on Friday during unrest at a camp where they were held by Kurdish-led forces in northeastern Syria, the region where Turkey has launched attacks, a Syrian Kurdish off…
Ex-Ukraine envoy says Trump pressured State Department to remove her: report
The former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine told lawmakers on Friday that President Donald Trump pressured the State Department to remove her as part of a concerted campaign against her, the Washington Post reported.
