Northwest Syria battles rage after rebel counterattack
Battles intensified in northwest Syria on Friday after insurgents mounted an attack to repel an army offensive that has pounded the country’s last major rebel stronghold for weeks.
Putin to U.S.: ‘Economic egoism’ is recipe for trade and maybe real wars
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the United States on Friday that what he described as unbridled economic egoism was a recipe for trade and maybe even real wars.
UK PM candidate Johnson wins bid to stop court case over Brexit campaign bus claim
Judges at London’s High Court have thrown out an attempt to prosecute Boris Johnson, the frontrunner to succeed Theresa May as prime minister, for allegedly lying about Brexit during the 2016 EU referendum campaign.
‘You all go’ – thousands of Algerians demonstrate for political reforms
With banners reading “You all go” and “We need new figures”, tens of thousands of protesters gathered in the Algerian capital on Friday for what has become a regular demonstration demanding the removal of the ruling elite.
Four million Venezuelans have fled crisis: U.N.
Four million Venezuelan refugees and migrants have fled an economic and political crisis in their homeland, all but 700,000 of them since the end of 2015, U.N. aid agencies said on Friday.
More women in the EU leadership? Don’t expect too much
When the men who run the European Union pick its new leaders this year, they might finally appoint a few more women. But don’t expect a radical change any time soon.
Factbox: First woman to head the ECB? Not likely now, but here are some who could
The head of the European Central Bank, Mario Draghi, steps down at the end of October and the 19 euro zone countries are now looking for his replacement. The shortlists of likely candidates are almost exclusively male.
Factbox: Women who could run the EU
The European Union is picking new leaders and aims to put more women in top roles.
Factbox: How will Britain’s Conservative Party choose PM May’s successor?
Britain’s ruling Conservative Party will decide the country’s next prime minister in late July – a contest that will bring in a new leader who could pursue a cleaner break with the European Union.
Deal, no deal or delay: what will UK PM May’s successor do about Brexit?
Who are the candidates vying for British Prime Minister Theresa May’s job and what have they said about Brexit?
