‘King Bibi’ fights for his political life in Israeli election
Twenty years after Benjamin Netanyahu’s first term as Israel’s prime minister ended, the man hailed by supporters as “King Bibi” is again fighting for his political survival in a rerun election.
Thousands march in Algeria, say no election before elite quits
Tens of thousands of Algerians marched in the capital on Friday to demand that the rest of the ruling elite follow former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika in quitting power before any new election.
Indonesia says some forest fires started on Malaysian-controlled land
Indonesia’s environment minister said on Friday some forest fires in its territory had started on land used by subsidiaries of Malaysian companies, as the neighbors traded blame for blazes that have spread haze across the region.
With glue and fake blood, climate protesters target London Fashion Week
Climate activists glued themselves to a door and poured out a “bleeding” red carpet at the opening of London Fashion Week on Friday, seeking to draw attention to the apparel industry’s impact on the environment.
U.S. energy secretary to discuss nuclear power with Saudi on Monday
U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry said on Friday he will meet the new Saudi energy minister on Monday and likely discuss plans the kingdom has to build nuclear reactors.
Zimbabwe is serious about reform, needs outside support, foreign minister says
Zimbabwe is serious about pursuing political and economic reforms and deserves international support, its foreign minister told Reuters on Friday.
U.S. sanctions three North Korean-sponsored hacking groups
The U.S. Treasury on Friday announced sanctions on three hacking groups it said were sponsored by North Korea that were allegedly involved in the “WannaCry” ransomware attacks and had perpetrated cyber attacks on critical infrastructure.
Four people killed, thousands evacuated as floods hit southeast Spain
Four people have been killed and over 1,500 evacuated in two days of torrential rains in southeastern Spain, with many roads, train networks and an airport closed on Friday and emergency services rescuing people stuck in flooded highway tunnels.
Six UAE servicemen killed in accidents in Yemen: report
Six soldiers from the United Arab Emirates were killed in a vehicle collision in Yemen, the UAE’s state news agency WAM reported on Friday.
With Zelenskiy in charge, Ukraine tycoon Kolomoisky sees amicable solution on PrivatBank
Ukrainian tycoon Ihor Kolomoisky said on Friday he saw room for an amicable solution in his long battle with the authorities over the country’s largest lender, PrivatBank, now that President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was in power.
