Iraq begins legal proceedings against 14 French Islamic State fighters: sources
Iraq has begun court proceedings against 14 suspected French members of the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group captured by U.S.-backed forces and transferred to Iraq from Syria last month, two legal sources said.
Shocked aviation world awaits Boeing black box probe in France
Investigators in France on Friday examined the black boxes of a Boeing 737 MAX that crashed in Ethiopia as the global airline industry waited to see if the cause was similar to a disaster in Indonesia months before.
Merkel protege: We should delay Brexit if that helps avoid disorderly exit
The leader of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU) said on Friday that the European Union should agree to a delay of Britain’s departure from the bloc if it would prevent the exit from being disorderly.
Five years on, Crimea annexation divides a family
Five years after Russia seized Crimea from Ukraine, prominent dissident Ilmi Umerov finds himself in Kiev, separated from his wife and family in Crimea whom he fears rejoining because of what he thinks is the threat of prosecution.
Boeing says 737 MAX software upgrade will be deployed in coming weeks
Boeing Co said on Friday its software upgrade for the 737 MAX jetliner will be rolled out in the coming weeks, and that its timeline for deploying the upgrade has not changed.
Spain orders Franco’s body be exhumed from mausoleum
Spain will exhume the body of dictator Francisco Franco to remove it from a state mausoleum seen by many as a monument to fascism, the Socialist government announced on Friday, in one of its last moves before a snap election due on April 28.
U.S. slaps more sanctions on Russia over Ukraine: Treasury
The United States targeted six Russian individuals and eight organizations on Friday over Moscow’s “ongoing aggression in Ukraine,” the U.S. Treasury said in a statement.
Long delay to Brexit unless you back PM’s deal: top May ally
Prime Minister Theresa May’s deputy warned lawmakers on Friday that unless they approved her Brexit divorce deal after two crushing defeats, Britain’s exit from the European Union could face a long delay.
Social media firms under scrutiny over NZ shooting footage
Social media giants Facebook, Twitter, Google faced scrutiny over extremist content on their platforms on Friday after video footage of mass shootings in New Zealand was live streamed and widely shared online.
‘We don’t see the enemy’: Concealed jihadists slow Islamic State defeat
The young Syrian man crossing out of Islamic State’s last enclave in eastern Syria brought confirmation that the fight was still not over despite days of ferocious bombardment by U.S.-backed forces.
