German students walk out of school in climate change protest
Thousands of students in the German port city of Hamburg marched out of school on Friday led by teenage Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg to call for more action on climate change.
Trump, on U.S.-North Korea talks, says both sides know the issues
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Twitter on Friday that his talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Hanoi had been “substantive,” adding, “We know what they want and they know what we must have.”
U.S.-backed SDF expects fierce battle in final Islamic State enclave
U.S.-backed Syrian fighters said on Friday they expect a fierce battle with Islamic State militants still holed up in their last enclave in eastern Syria, after U.S. President Donald Trump said the jihadists had been driven from all the territory they …
Venezuela to move state oil firm PDVSA office from Lisbon to Moscow
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has ordered state oil company PDVSA’s office in Lisbon to be relocated to Moscow, Vice President Delcy Rodriguez said on Friday, a move she said was designed to help safeguard her country’s assets.
Spain to give 400,000 Britons residency in event of hard Brexit deal: El Pais
Spain plans to grant residency to about 400,000 British citizens in the event of a hard Brexit, the Spanish newspaper El Pais reported on Friday, before the publication of Madrid’s Brexit contingency plans.
Minister urges Vatican to aide French investigation into papal envoy
France’s European affairs minister suggested on Friday that the Vatican should lift the diplomatic immunity granted to its papal envoy in France, Archbishop Luigi Ventura, who is under investigation after accusations of sexual molestation.
At least 84 die fleeing Islamic State in Deir al-Zor in east Syria: U.N.
At least 84 people, two-thirds of them young children, have died since December on their way to al-Hol camp in northeastern Syria after fleeing Islamic State in the Deir al-Zor region, the United Nations said on Friday.
Germany likely to extend halt on Saudi arms exports, source says
The German government on Friday said it would decide before the end of March whether to extend its halt on weapons shipments to Saudi Arabia, making it likely the embargo will continue beyond the current deadline of March 9.
Berlin: We’ve had no recent talks with Beijing on cybersecurity
The German government has not held talks with Beijing about cybersecurity issues in recent weeks, a spokesman said when asked about a report that Chancellor Angela Merkel was seeking a no-spying deal with China over the Huawei issue.
Pakistan to lodge U.N. complaint against India for ‘eco-terrorism’ forest bombing
Pakistan plans to lodge a complaint against India at the United Nations, accusing it of “eco-terrorism” over air strikes that damaged pine trees and brought the nuclear-armed nations to blows, a government minister said on Friday.
