Turkey convicts opposition figure over terrorist charges: Anadolu
A Turkish court convicted a former opposition lawmaker on Friday to four years and two months in jail for aiding a terrorist organization, Anadolu news agency said.
Turkey, U.S. discussing Patriot systems sale: Turkish foreign minister
Turkey and the U.S. are negotiating Washington’s offer to sell a Patriot missile defense system to Ankara, Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Friday.
Canada PM shuffles cabinet for second time in six weeks amid crisis
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday shuffled his cabinet for the second time in six weeks in response to a crisis caused by the resignation of a minister who then alleged inappropriate conduct by officials.
Spain to guarantee British residents’ rights in event of no-deal Brexit
Spain said on Friday it would allow its British residents to stay on if Britain leaves the European Union without a deal, giving them until the end of 2020 to apply for permanent residency and making it automatic for many.
U.S.-backed Syrian force starts final battle in Islamic State enclave
U.S.-backed Syrian fighters launched an operation on Friday to clear the last remaining pocket of Islamic State fighters from the besieged eastern Syrian village of Baghouz after weeks of delays caused by the evacuation of thousands of civilians.
U.S. will continue actions against Venezuela’s Maduro: Abrams
The United States will continue to take “appropriate actions” against the government of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, including restricting travel visas for dozens of the embattled socialist president’s associates, U.S. special envoy Elliott Abrams…
Venezuela’s Guaido says 600 military have left Maduro government
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido, visiting Paraguay on Friday to raise support for a change of government in his country, said that 600 members of the military have abandoned the government of Nicolas Maduro in recent days.
Pakistan releases captured Indian pilot as confrontation cools
Pakistan handed a captured Indian pilot back to his country on Friday as the nuclear-armed neighbors scaled back a confrontation that has prompted world powers to urge restraint.
Pakistani police kills wanted militant on the run for decade
One of Pakistan’s most wanted militants has been killed with an accomplice in a shootout with police after being on the run for nearly a decade, police said on Friday.
U.S.-backed forces in Syria move against last IS pocket in Baghouz: SDF official
The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) began an operation on Friday to clear the last remaining pocket of Islamic State fighters from the besieged eastern Syrian village of Baghouz, an SDF official said on Twitter.
