Zimbabwe court to rule on pastor’s bail bid next week
A Zimbabwean activist pastor detained in a security crackdown following violent anti-government protests asked the High Court on Friday to release him on bail but the judge said he would only be able to make a decision next week.
NATO-Russia meeting fails to break deadlock over Russian missile
NATO and Russia failed on Friday to resolve a dispute over a new Russian missile that Western allies say is a threat to Europe, bringing closer Washington’s withdrawal from a landmark arms control treaty.
UK PM May echoes Queen’s call for respectful debate: spokesman
Prime Minister Theresa May echoed a call made by Queen Elizabeth for respectful debate in Britain, May’s spokesman said on Friday whilst declining to comment directly on remarks from the monarch seen as a message to politicians on Brexit.
Germany: Waiting for UK to make Brexit proposals parliament can back
The German government is waiting for the British government to make proposals on its expected departure from the European Union that can win the backing of parliament, a spokesman said on Friday, adding Germany was working to ensure an orderly Brexit.
Germany: Venezuela needs fair, free elections or Guaido should be interim leader
The German government said on Friday that Venezuela needed to hold free and fair presidential elections or opposition leader Juan Guaido should be declared interim president.
Turkish court orders release of Kurdish MP on hunger strike
A Turkish court ordered the release on Friday of a Kurdish lawmaker jailed last year for criticizing Ankara’s military operation in Syria and on hunger strike for nearly three months.
U.N. names members of international inquiry on Khashoggi murder
The United Nations’ human rights office said on Friday a three-member team of international experts would conduct an inquiry into the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, confirming a Reuters report.
China says Soros’ criticism of Xi is ‘meaningless’
U.S. billionaire George Soros’ criticism of Chinese President Xi Jinping was “meaningless”, China’s foreign ministry said on Friday, after the investor and philanthropist called Xi the world’s most “dangerous opponent” of open society.
Amid tensions with Japan, South Korea to boost world awareness on wartime sex abuses
South Korea is committed to advancing relations with Japan but will step up efforts to share with the world its experience of Japanese wartime atrocities, including sexual violence against its women, Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha told Reuters.
Amid tensions with Japan, South Korea to boost world awareness on wartime sex abuses
South Korea is committed to advancing relations with Japan but will step up efforts to share with the world its experience of Japanese wartime atrocities, including sexual violence against its women, Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha told Reuters.
