Iran oil tanker hit off Saudi coast, may have been missiles: Iran reports
An Iranian-owned oil tanker was struck, probably by missiles, in the Red Sea off Saudi Arabia’s coast on Friday, Iranian media said, an incident that if confirmed will stoke tension in a region rattled by attacks on tankers and oil sites since May.
South Africa’s Zuma to face corruption trial
South African former President Jacob Zuma will stand trial on corruption charges relating to a $2 billion arms deal after a high court on Friday denied him a permanent stay of prosecution.
Ethiopian PM ‘humbled, thrilled’ with Nobel Peace Prize
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is “humbled and thrilled” at becoming the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, he said in a recorded phone call with the secretary of the Norwegian Nobel Committee posted online on Friday.
Kremlin critic Navalny says prosecutors want to seize his home
Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said on Friday that Russian prosecutors had asked a court to seize his Moscow apartment as collateral in a lawsuit over opposition protests he helped to organize.
Russia calls on Turkey, others to exercise restraint in northeast Syria
Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday called on Turkey and others to show restraint in northeast Syria, a sign of Moscow’s growing concern about a Turkish military operation there against Kurdish forces.
Starkly different candidates vie for Tunisia’s presidency
If he wins Sunday’s election, media mogul Nabil Karoui will only have to stroll up one of Tunisia’s most expensive streets to move from his own home into the presidential palace.
Timeline: Tunisia’s bumpy path to democracy
Tunisia’s vote for president on Sunday is the next step in its transition to democracy after a revolution that triggered the “Arab Spring” uprisings of 2011.
UK says Brexit meeting in Brussels was ‘constructive’
The British and European Union chief Brexit negotiators had “constructive” talks in Brussels on Friday, Britain said, as both sides seek to reach a deal before the Oct. 31 deadline.
Wife of jailed Catalan leader hopeful of acquittal verdict
The wife of jailed Catalan separatist leader Raul Romeva says she is hopeful he will be acquitted in the trial over the Spanish region’s banned independence bid, and called for an amnesty if the verdict goes against him.
Turkey says it expects solidarity from NATO against threats
Turkey has reiterated to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg that it expects the alliance to show strong solidarity with Ankara against threats to Turkish security, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Friday.
