France, Germany ‘making fun of us’ with treaty on U.N. seat: Italy PM to paper
Germany and France are making fun of Italy and the European Union with their treaty to give Germany a permanent seat at the United Nations, Italian daily Corriere della Sera on Friday cited Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte as saying.
American held in Iran faces ‘private complaint’: prosecutor
An American held in Iran faces a complaint filed against him while authorities probe possible security charges against the ex-Marine, an Iranian prosecutor was quoted on Friday as saying, in a case that risks further worsening ties with Washington.
India says minister Arun Jaitley in good health, recovering rapidly
India’s interim Finance Minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday that federal minister Arun Jaitley, who is in the United States for medical treatment, was in good health and recovering rapidly.
Chinese movie star pleads not guilty to sexual assault in Australia
Chinese movie actor Gao Yunxiang and a producer pleaded not guilty in an Australian court on Friday to charges of sexual assault, setting the course for a trial later this year, a court official said.
U.S. to start returning asylum seekers to Mexico on Friday
The U.S. government will return the first group of migrants seeking asylum in the United States to the Mexican border city of Tijuana on Friday, U.S. and Mexican officials said, marking the start of a major policy shift by the Trump administration.
Brazil’s first openly gay congressman quits due to threats, leaves country
Jean Wyllys, Brazil’s first openly gay congressman, said on Thursday he will not serve the new term for which he was re-elected due to death threats and he now plans to live abroad.
U.S. warships pass through Taiwan Strait amid China tensions
The United States sent two warships through the Taiwan Strait on Thursday in the first such operation this year, the Taiwan government said, as it increases the frequency of transits through the strategic waterway to the concern of China.
U.S. orders some diplomats to leave Venezuela
The U.S. State Department on Thursday ordered some U.S. government workers to leave Venezuela and said U.S. citizens should consider leaving the country, a day after Washington recognized an opposition politician as Venezuela’s president.
How Venezuela got here: a timeline of the political crisis
Venezuela plunged deeper into political turmoil this week when Juan Guaido, the leader of the opposition-run congress, declared himself interim president, the boldest challenge to socialist leader Nicolas Maduro’s rule in years.
DUP privately agree to support PM May’s ‘Plan B’ Brexit deal: The Sun
Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party has privately decided to back Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal next week if it includes a clear time limit to the Irish backstop, The Sun reported on Thursday.
