Ecuador arrests 350 people, protests halt transport for second day
Protests over fuel subsidy cuts paralyzed transportation around Ecuador for a second day on Friday as authorities held 350 people in jail for unrest triggered by President Lenin Moreno’s belt-tightening fiscal package.
Pompeo warns about Chinese influence in Balkans
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited Montenegro and North Macedonia on Friday and warned Balkan leaders of possible risks from Chinese investment in technology and big infrastructure projects.
Explainer: Why the UK’s Brexit proposal falls short for the EU
Britain’s latest proposal for an agreement on the terms of its divorce from the European Union has been widely rebuffed in Brussels because it does not meet the objectives of the so-called Irish border backstop.
Mistrust, disbelief taint Cameroon peace talks
General Capture and Destroy stepped to the microphone and in an impassioned speech to the media urged his fellow separatist fighters to lay down their arms and join Cameroon’s government-led peace talks.
Palestinians to resuming taking Israeli collected tax money
The cash-strapped Palestinian Authority (PA) will once again accept tax revenues collected on its behalf by Israel, after rejecting the money for months, Israeli and Palestinian officials said on Friday.
New Brexit proposals basis for discussion ‘at best’, Dutch PM says
Britain’s new Brexit proposals “at best” could form a basis for further discussions, but many questions still remain, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Friday.
Not Mission Impossible: Irish foreign minister says new Brexit deal can be done
Negotiations to strike a new Brexit deal are not “mission impossible” and can succeed, Irish foreign minister Simon Coveney said on Friday, but any new agreement must also secure an open Irish border.
Trump says U.S. has granted Polish entry into visa waiver program
U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday that he had officially allowed Polish entry into a U.S. visa waiver program.
Paris knife attacker ‘heard voices’ on eve of rampage: source
The wife of the French IT worker who fatally stabbed four of his co-workers at Paris police headquarters has told investigators her husband heard voices in his head the night before the attack, a source close to the investigation said.
Former Italian PM Renzi to sue former Trump aide over smear claims
Former Italian prime minister, Matteo Renzi, said on Friday he would sue George Papadopoulos, a one-time campaign aide for U.S. President Donald Trump, over allegations that Renzi had tried to undermine Trump’s 2016 election campaign.
