Anti-Semitism part of wave of ‘depraved hatred’, pope says
Pope Francis on Friday branded anti-Semitism part of a wave of “depraved hatred” sweeping some countries and urged everyone to be vigilant against it.
SDF to resume attack on Islamic State enclave if nobody else emerges by Saturday afternoon
The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces will resume their assault on Islamic State’s last enclave in eastern Syria if no more civilians or fighters emerge by Saturday afternoon, a spokesman for the group said on Friday.
North Korea state media says people blame U.S. for summit breakdown
North Korean state media acknowledged a fruitless summit between its leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump for the first time on Friday, saying people were blaming the United States for the lack of an agreement.
Freed Yazidi woman in Syria endured years of Islamic State slavery
Salwa Sayed al-Omar spent years as a Yazidi prisoner of Islamic State but she escaped its clutches this week, fleeing its last populated enclave in east Syria along with two Iraqi boys pretending to be her brothers.
Hundreds protest against Sudan government after Friday prayers
Hundreds of protesters chanted anti-government slogans after leaving prayers at a major mosque near Sudan’s capital on Friday, drawing tear-gas volleys from police, eyewitnesses said.
Italy’s Salvini puts rail link row on ice until Monday
Italy’s coalition will not open new discussions over a fiercely contested high-speed rail link with France before Monday, Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini said, giving the divided ruling parties time to let tempers cool.
Venezuela shuts schools, businesses as blackout enters second day
Venezuela shut schools and suspended working hours on Friday after the capital Caracas and other major cities awoke without electricity for a second day due to a problem that struck the South American country’s main hydroelectric plant.
UK’s May warns of ongoing uncertainty if lawmakers reject Brexit deal
Britain will face ongoing uncertainty and may never leave the European Union if lawmakers next week vote down the exit deal negotiated with Brussels, British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Friday.
Saudis shoot down drone aimed at kingdom, Saudi TV reports
Saudi Arabia’s air defense systems shot down a drone over the kingdom on Friday, the Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen said, and it accused the country’s Houthi fighters of launching the aircraft and targeting civilians.
Syrian Kurds want secure border strip, reject Turkish ‘safe zone’
The Kurdish-led authorities in northern Syria want a multinational force to deploy at the Turkish border and reject the creation of a large “safe zone” that Turkey hopes to control, a Kurdish politician told Reuters.
