Lebanon’s Hezbollah hands two crashed drones to Lebanese army: source, reports
The Lebanese Hezbollah group handed over two drones which crashed in Beirut on Sunday to the Lebanese army on Friday, a security source and Hezbollah’s al-Manar news chaneel said.
Iran goes further in breaching nuclear deal, IAEA report shows
Iran has gone further in breaching its nuclear deal with world powers, increasing its stock of enriched uranium and refining it to a greater purity than allowed, the U.N. atomic agency report said on Friday.
Trump will host Kuwait’s ruling emir at White House
U.S. President Donald Trump will host Kuwait’s ruling emir, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, at the White House on Sept. 12, a spokeswoman for the president said on Friday.
Over 150 migrants break into Spanish North African enclave
More than 150 migrants crossed the border fence at Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta and briefly clashed with police on Friday, the biggest attempt to enter across the heavily guarded barrier in a year.
U.S. service member killed in combat in Afghanistan
A U.S. service member was killed in Afghanistan during combat operations, the NATO-led Resolute Support mission said in a statement on Friday, as the United States seeks to reach a negotiated end to the nearly 18-year-old war.
Iran’s enriched uranium stock grows well past deal cap: IAEA report
Iran has gone further in breaching its nuclear deal with world powers, increasing its stock of enriched uranium and refining it to a higher purity than allowed, a U.N. atomic watchdog agency report showed on Friday.
EU ministers ‘more positive’ over West Balkan membership talks: Finnish FM
Finland’s foreign minister said on Friday his EU colleagues were increasingly hopeful they could eventually move towards membership talks with North Macedonia and Albania, though he gave no timeline.
Confusion as Turkey says Iranian tanker now headed toward Lebanon
Turkey said on Friday that an Iranian oil tanker at the center of a confrontation between Washington and Tehran was headed to Lebanon’s waters after changing course several times, although Beirut said it was not informed of the plan.
Adopting softer stance, Kazakhstan allows small-scale protests
Kazakhstan’s government allowed pro-democracy youth activists to hold small-scale public rallies demanding constitutional reform on Friday, signaling more tolerance for its critics.
Russia strips Azeri blogger of citizenship and moves to deport him
Russia has ordered an immigrant blogger critical of the authorities in his native Azerbaijan to be deported there after revoking his Russian citizenship, his family said.
