Tunisian PM bans wearing of niqab in public institutions
Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed has banned the wearing of the niqab face veil in public institutions “for security reasons” an official source told Reuters on Friday.
‘Speared’ activists protest Spain’s Pamplona bull runs
Dozens of half-naked protesters lay on the street with fake spears jutting from their backs on the eve of the Spanish festival of San Fermin on Friday, in a recreation of the technique used to weaken bulls in a bullfight.
Not earning more money: UK PM hopeful Johnson talks about sacrifice
Boris Johnson, the frontrunner to become Britain’s next prime minister, stumbled on Friday when asked if he had ever set his own self-interest aside in his career, saying he had sacrificed a bigger wage and finishing a book on Shakespeare.
U.S. dream pulls African migrants in record numbers across Latin America
Marilyne Tatang, 23, crossed nine borders in two months to reach Mexico from the West African nation of Cameroon, fleeing political violence after police torched her house, she said.
Sri Lanka’s top court delays first executions in 43 years
Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has delayed the death penalty for four people convicted on drug-related offences, one of their lawyers said on Friday, in what would have been the first executions in 43 years.
Venezuela frees judge, journalist, 20 students – U.N.
Venezuela has freed 22 prisoners including the emblematic cases of judge Maria Afiuni and journalist Braulio Jatar, a senior U.N. official said on Friday, and an opposition lawmaker called for more releases.
No breakthrough with Russia on INF treaty dispute: NATO’s Stoltenberg
NATO and Russia did not make significant progress on saving the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) in talks at the alliance headquarters on Friday, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said.
Car explosion in southern Turkey kills three people: security sources
A car exploded in southern Turkey near the border with Syria on Friday, killing three Syrian people, security sources said.
Erdogan says explosion in south Turkey caused by bomb
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that an explosion in a car near the Syrian border was caused by a bomb in the vehicle.
Malta agrees to take in migrants on Italy NGO boat as part of swap
Malta said on Friday it would take in 54 migrants rescued by an Italian charity boat off Libya this week, after Italy refused to let the vessel dock at one of its ports as it labors to shut down sea migration routes.
