Gulf states, Egypt say will boycott parliament meet in Doha
Three Gulf Arab states and Egypt said they will not attend a global meeting of parliamentarians due to be held in Doha from Saturday because Qatar has not changed the kind of behavior which made them sever ties two years ago.
Firefighters contain most of South Korean wildfires; hundreds evacuated
South Korea mobilised more than 15,000 firefighters and soldiers to help douse most of the wildfires that have killed one person and forced more than 4,000 to flee their homes, authorities said on Friday.
Erdogan says Turkey continues S-400 payments, criticises U.S. stance
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday Turkey was continuing to make payments under its deal with Russia to buy S-400 missile defence systems and the United States had not presented the same terms when it offered to sell Patriot missiles.
Turkish opposition says maintains lead in Istanbul as recount continues
Turkey’s main opposition candidate in Istanbul’s municipal election said on Friday he remained ahead of his rival after a recount of invalid votes in nearly half of the city’s districts demanded by President Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party.
May asks for Brexit extension to June 30; EU could offer a year
British Prime Minister Theresa May wrote to Brussels on Friday asking for a delay of Brexit until up to June 30, while saying she aims to get Britain out of the EU earlier to avoid it participating in European elections.
Longer Brexit extension might make more sense: Irish PM
A longer Brexit extension might be favourable to avoid continued uncertainty, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Friday, after his British counterpart Theresa May asked for a delay until up to June 30.
Losing its luster – how Erdogan party’s campaign put off Istanbul voters
It was midnight on election night when Turkey’s main opposition party finally believed it had overturned a decade and a half of failure at the polls and delivered a stinging defeat to the country’s master campaigner, President Tayyip Erdogan.
Algeria protesters return to the streets as spy boss reported sacked
Protesters waving banners and calling for radical change marched through Algiers for a seventh successive Friday as Algeria’s spy chief was reported fired in a further sign of high-level turmoil following the resignation of the country’s veteran presid…
Canada expects foreign meddling in October election: foreign minister
Canada’s foreign minister said on Friday it was likely that foreign actors would meddle in her country’s October elections and her British counterpart said a deterrent to stop countries like Russia from interfering was critical.
Salvini plans rally to unite Europe’s far-right ahead of vote
Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini said on Friday he would host a major rally of European nationalist and far-right parties to promote a shared political vision ahead of May’s EU parliamentary elections.
