Syria Kurds evacuate civilians from IS redoubt, hail Trump troop reversal
Kurdish-led forces in Syria said they would complete the evacuation of thousands of civilians from Islamic State’s last redoubt in the area on Friday, and welcomed a White House reversal of President Donald Trump’s decision to pull out all U.S. troops….
Top U.S. general confident allies will step up in Syria
The top U.S. military officer said on Friday he was confident that U.S. allies would step up in Syria, after Washington announced it would be leaving hundreds of troops in Syria.
U.S. imposes travel restrictions on DR Congo officials for vote abuses
The U.S. State Department on Friday imposed travel restrictions against five top officials from the Democratic Republic of Congo, including the heads of the country’s electoral commission and constitutional court, accusing them of corruption during rec…
Britain’s Harry and Meghan to champion cause of girls’ education in rural Morocco
Britain’s Prince Harry and his pregnant wife Meghan will begin a three-day visit to Morocco on Saturday during which they will show their support for rural girls’ education in the Atlas mountains.
High turnout, low expectations for first EU-Arab summit
Egypt will host the first joint summit of Arab League and European Union leaders starting on Sunday, a gathering overshadowed by internal divisions in both alliances and last-minute talks on Brexit.
Quebec lawyers try to save immigrant applications amid crackdown
Lawyers in the Canadian province of Quebec on Friday asked a judge to halt the suspension of almost 20,000 applications by immigrants caught up in a crackdown by the new center-right government.
Israeli gunfire kills Gaza teenager during border protests
Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian teenager and wounded around 40 others at a protest attended by thousands on the Gaza Strip border on Friday, Gaza health officials said.
U.S. to leave a total of about 400 troops in Syria: official
The United States will leave a total of about 400 U.S. troops split between two different regions of Syria even as it withdraws most of the 2,000 troops currently in the country, a senior administration official said on Friday.
Brazil prosecutors seek arrest of senior Vale exec after deadly disaster
Brazilian federal prosecutors are seeking the arrest of a Vale SA senior executive, authorities said on Friday, following the collapse of a dam holding mining byproducts that is believed to have killed over 300 people.
UK senior ministers want PM May to step down after local elections: Guardian
British cabinet ministers want Prime Minister Theresa May to stand down after local elections in May and allow a new leader to carry out the next phase of the Brexit negotiations, the Guardian newspaper reported.
