‘We’re not for sale’, says Greenland’s foreign minister
Greenland’s foreign minister said on Friday the world’s biggest island is not for sale, commenting on media reports that U.S. President Donald Trump has privately discussed with advisers the idea of buying Greenland.
After ban, Israel permits U.S. Rep Tlaib to make humanitarian visit to family in West Bank
Israel decided on Friday to allow U.S. congresswoman Rashida Tlaib – a critic of Israeli policy toward the Palestinians – to visit family in the occupied West Bank on humanitarian grounds after barring her from making an official visit to Israel.
Zimbabwe police beat protesters as opposition denounces ‘fascist’ government
Zimbabwe police fired tear gas and beat scores of opposition supporters gathered in central Harare on Friday, as authorities moved to enforce a ban on an anti-government protest that the country’s high court had upheld.
Iran tanker could leave Gibraltar on Friday unless U.S. legal bid succeeds
An Iranian tanker caught in the standoff between Tehran and the West shifted position on Friday but its anchor was still down off Gibraltar and it was unclear if it was ready to set sail, a Reuters reporter said.
Sydney stabbing suspect charged with murder, assault: police
Australian police on Friday filed charges against a man accused of killing a young woman and wounding another in a stabbing rampage in downtown Sydney this week.
German finance minister Scholz to run for SPD leadership: Der Spiegel
German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz will run for the leadership of his Social Democrats, a magazine reported on Friday, joining a race to revive the party’s sinking popularity since it entered a coalition with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives.
A birth and a death amid Kashmir’s harsh lockdown
Around the time Mohammad Sikander Bhat lay dying at home in Indian Kashmir’s main city of Srinagar, Shafiq Ahmed was racing to get his pregnant wife to a hospital, negotiating about 85 km (53 miles) of highways through a maze of heavily guarded checkpo…
Authorities impose tight curbs in Indian Kashmir for Friday prayers
Indian authorities imposed strict restrictions in Kashmir’s main city of Srinagar ahead of Friday prayers to prevent any protests, though the government in New Delhi said curbs on movement and communications will be lifted in the next few days.
Germany’s Merkel and British PM Johnson to meet soon: spokesman
A meeting between Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is planned soon, a spokesman for the German government said on Friday, adding that details would be announced later.
Hong Kong on brink of recession as trade war, political protests escalate
Hong Kong is on the verge of its first recession in a decade as increasingly violent anti-government protests scare off tourists and bite into retail sales in one of the world’s most popular shopping destinations.
