Top U.S. negotiator in Stockholm ahead of North Korea talks
The U.S. top negotiator on North Korea, Stephen Biegun, met Sweden’s special envoy to the isolated country in Stockholm on Friday before expected talks with North Korean officials at the weekend.
Iran says Russian journalist held in Iran to be freed: RIA
Russian journalist Yulia Yuzik, who has been detained in Iran, will be released soon, the RIA news agency quoted Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi as saying on Friday.
Syrian rebels vow to back any Turkish operation into northeast
Turkey-backed Syrian rebels pledged on Friday to back a potential cross-border offensive that Ankara has threatened to mount against Kurdish fighters in northeast Syria.
U.S. top court to hear Trump bid to revive law against encouraging illegal immigration
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a bid by President Donald Trump’s administration to resurrect a federal law that makes it a felony to encourage illegal immigrants to come or stay in the United States after it was struck down by a lower …
U.S. Afghanistan envoy meets Taliban in Pakistan: sources
A Taliban delegation met U.S. special representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad for more than an hour on Thursday, two sources told Reuters, the first known contact between the sides since U.S. President Donald Trump called off talks last month.
Dutch recall meat after DNA testing reveals bacteria source
Dutch health authorities ordered a major recall of processed meats from grocery stores on Friday after saying they had linked a spate of food poisonings over the past two years to a likely single source.
UK PM Johnson will ask for Brexit extension if no deal by Oct. 19 – court documents
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will send a letter to the European Union asking for a Brexit delay if no divorce deal has been reached by Oct. 19, according to government papers submitted to a Scottish court.
No hypothesis ruled out on Paris police headquarters attacker’s motives
Investigators are not ruling out any hypothesis about the possible motives of the man who killed four people in a knife attack inside Paris police headquarters, Paris police chief Didier Lallement told reporters on Friday.
Dozens killed as uprising sweeps across Iraq
Dozens of demonstrators were killed across Iraq on Thursday and Friday as violent protests against government corruption swelled into a mass spontaneous uprising sweeping much of the country, the worst unrest since the defeat of Islamic State.
Explainer: Deadly civil unrest – what is happening in Iraq?
At least 46 Iraqis have died in recent days in clashes between protesters and the security forces during street demonstrations that caught the authorities by surprise.
