Police use live rounds to disperse protest in Iraq’s Basra for second week
Iraqi security forces used live bullets and teargas on Friday to disperse protesters who were trying to storm a local government building in the southern city of Basra.
U.S. plan to keep asylum seekers in Mexico sows confusion
Mexican and U.S. officials charged with carrying out a radical new change in U.S. immigration policy to process asylum seekers in Mexico say they have not been informed about how the plan will work in practice .
Nigeria police arrest suspected mastermind of 2015 Abuja bombings
Police said they had arrested the suspected mastermind of bombing attacks by the Islamist militant group Boko Haram that killed 15 people in the Nigerian capital Abuja in 2015.
Mexico says it won’t deport refugees as it seeks details on U.S. plan
Mexico’s government said on Friday it wanted more details from the United States on its plan to send migrants to Mexico while their asylum claims are processed, and vowed not to deport people seeking refuge.
After U.S., British tussle, U.N. approves Yemen truce monitors
The United Nations Security Council on Friday unanimously approved the deployment of a U.N. advance team to monitor a ceasefire in Yemen’s Hodeidah region after days of wrangling that pitted the United States against ally Britain.
Israeli gunfire kills three Gazans during border protest: medics
Israeli forces shot and killed three Palestinians, including a teenager, in the Gaza Strip during the latest of weekly protests along the border with Israel on Friday, Palestinian health officials said.
Brazil president-elect’s son snared in growing payments probe
Brazilian state prosecutors on Friday ordered the son of President-elect Jair Bolsonaro to explain suspicious funds in the bank account of his former driver, widening their probe after the ex-staff member failed to show up to answer queries.
Senator Graham calls for hearings on troops in Syria, Afghanistan
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham on Friday called for immediate U.S. Senate hearings on President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw all American troops from Syria, which prompted the resignation of Defense Secretary Jim Mattis.
Thousands join rally to ‘rejoice’ over Orban’s reforms
Thousands of Hungarians joined a march in Budapest on Friday led by spoof political party MKKP “to support government policies, Christmas and snowfall” – the latest in a string of demonstrations stoked by controversial reforms.
Police arrest Catalan separatists seething at Spanish cabinet visit
Police dragged Catalan separatists off roads and arrested 13 during protests on Friday as the Spanish cabinet met in the regional capital of Barcelona in both a show of central power and an attempt at negotiation.
