Ex-Ukraine envoy who Trump called ‘bad news’ to testify in impeachment probe
The former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine who Donald Trump has called “bad news” was due to testify on Friday in the U.S. House of Representatives impeachment inquiry into the president, while another U.S. envoy agreed to testify next week even as the Whit…
Man arrested after three stabbed at UK shopping mall
Three people were stabbed at a shopping center in the northern English city of Manchester on Friday and police said counter-terrorism detectives were leading the investigation.
Lawyer for imprisoned Tanzanian journalist seeks plea bargain
The lawyer for a prominent Tanzanian journalist arrested more than two months ago told a court on Friday he is pursuing a plea bargain, in a case that has attracted international attention to what critics say is Tanzania’s tightening control of the med…
U.S. ambassador to EU will testify on Thursday, will not share documents
Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, will testify before the committees leading an impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Donald Trump on Oct. 17, his lawyers said on Friday, complying with House Democrats’ subpoena.
Kremlin eyes possible Putin-Trump meeting in Chile in November: RIA
The Kremlin said on Friday that it would look into the possibility of Russian President Vladimir Putin meeting his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump at an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Chile in November, the RIA news agency reported.
Romanian president says to appoint PM-designate by Oct. 15
Romania’s President Klaus Iohannis said on Friday he intends to appoint a prime minister-designate by Oct. 15 to form a transitional government, likely to be led by the main opposition party, until a parliamentary election in 2020.
Hundreds take to Hong Kong streets ahead of weekend protests
Hundreds of mask-wearing pro-democracy protesters marched through Hong Kong’s central business district on Friday, occupying a main thoroughfare and disrupting traffic as the Chinese-ruled city braced for another weekend of unrest.
Car bomb hits Syrian Kurdish-held city of Qamishli: SDF official
A car bomb went off outside a restaurant in the Syrian Kurdish-controlled city of Qamishli on Friday, an official in the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said.
Furious with Turkey, EU threatens sanctions, arms embargo
EU governments threatened sanctions against Turkey on Friday over its offensive in Syria, angrily rejecting President Tayyip Erdogan’s warning that he would “open the gates” and send 3.6 million refugees to Europe if they did not back him.
Turkey believes 1,000 foreign jihadists held in Syria incursion area
Turkey believes more than 1,000 Islamic State fighters are being held in the swathe of northeast Syria its troops are set on capturing, most of them foreign jihadists from Europe and the United States, two Turkish security officials said.
