Judges sweat over Guatemala anti-graft fight after U.N. commission’s ouster
In late August, U.N. officials, judges and civil society leaders met in Guatemala to say farewell to a U.N. commission that fought political corruption before its mandate was terminated by President Jimmy Morales.
Nine Colombian rebel dissidents killed in bombing raid, president says
Nine dissidents formerly of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), including a commander, were killed in a bombing raid in southern Colombia, President Ivan Duque said on Friday, the first since former leaders of the group announced a new o…
Warsaw, Washington agree on locations for new U.S. troops in Poland
Warsaw and Washington have agreed on six locations for new U.S. troops to be stationed in Poland, the country’s Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said on Friday, a day after Donald Trump canceled a trip to the eastern European nation.
Tusk: Domestic politics could drive Britain out of EU
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson might decide to go for Brexit at all costs, just to settle domestic political issues, European Council President Donald Tusk said on Friday.
Brazil weighs offers from U.S. and others to help fight Amazon fires
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Friday he may have news later in the day on his request to U.S. President Donald Trump for help fighting the Amazon rainforest fires, as the country also fields offers from Chile, Ecuador and Israel.
UK’s Johnson pledges 14 billion pound boost for schools
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he would boost funding for schools over the next three years by more than 14 billion pounds ($17.2 billion), adding to speculation that he might be planning an election around the time of Brexit.
Trump says U.S. not involved in Iran satellite launch failure
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that the United States was not involved with a failed Iranian rocket launch, and he wished Tehran luck at finding out what went wrong.
ADM, Bunge say not sourcing from newly deforested parts of Amazon
Grain traders Archer Daniels Midland Co and Bunge Ltd said in separate statements on Friday they do not source crops from newly deforested areas in the Amazon and are using satellite monitoring to enforce their policies.
Lebanon’s Hezbollah hands two crashed drones to Lebanese army
Lebanon’s Hezbollah group on Friday handed over two drones that crashed in Beirut to the Lebanese army, Hezbollah’s al-Manar news channel and Lebanese military sources said.
Hong Kong activists arrested including Joshua Wong in crackdown on protests
Hong Kong police arrested a number of prominent pro-democracy activists including Joshua Wong and three lawmakers on Friday, seeking to rein in protests that have plunged the city into its worst political crisis for decades.
