U.S.-led coalition says has started Syria withdrawal
The U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State has begun the process of withdrawing from Syria, its spokesman said on Friday, affirming the start of a pullout that has been clouded by mixed messages from U.S. officials.
Russia says talk of spy swap with former U.S. marine is false
Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday that there were no discussions about setting up a possible spy swap involving former U.S. marine Paul Whelan, calling speculation about such a deal fake news.
Police evacuate German courts after bomb threats: HAZ newspaper
Three German courts in the cities of Kiel, Erfurt and Magdeburg received bomb threats, daily Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung reported on Friday.
Thaw in Korean ties brings relief for students of South’s school in DMZ
North Korea had been a source of fear for 11-year-old South Korean Sin Jae-hyeok as long as he could remember, until the moment he handed flowers to its leader, Kim Jong Un, ahead of the first summit with the South’s president last April.
Poland arrests Chinese Huawei employee, Polish national over spying allegations
Poland has arrested a Chinese employee of Huawei and a Polish cyber business specialist on allegations of spying, state news agency PAP said on Friday, deepening the controversy over Western criticism of the Chinese telecoms equipment maker.
Moscow demands U.S. explain charges against Russian Trump Tower lawyer
Russia on Friday demanded an explanation from the United States about charges brought against a Russian lawyer who attended a June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower who was this week charged in a separate case.
Exclusive: Leading Brexit donors say Britain will reverse decision to leave EU
Two of the biggest donors to the Brexit campaign say they now believe the project they championed will eventually be abandoned by the government and the United Kingdom will stay in the European Union.
Head of Japan’s Olympic Committee indicted in France: source
The head of Japan’s Olympic Committee, Tsunekazu Takeda, has been indicted in France on corruption allegations, a judicial source confirmed on Friday.
Hong Kong’s rural hinterland could hold key to chronic land crunch
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UK risks Brexit paralysis and possibly no Brexit at all: foreign minister
British lawmakers, who look set to reject Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal next week, are risking paralysis and Britain potentially not leaving the EU, Britain’s foreign minister warned on Friday.
