Canada slams China detentions; foreign minister to press Pompeo
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday said China’s detention of two men from Canada was unacceptable and expressed concern the economy could suffer as bilateral relations deteriorate.
U.N. Yemen envoy pushes Security Council for robust truce monitoring
A robust monitoring regime is urgently needed in Yemen’s port city of Hodeidah to oversee compliance by the warring parties with an agreed ceasefire in the region, United Nations Yemen envoy Martin Griffiths told the Security Council on Friday.
Israeli forces kill Palestinian in West Bank clashes: medics
Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian during stone throwing clashes on Friday in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian health officials said.
Russian lawmakers seek tighter internet control to counter ‘aggressive’ U.S.
A group of three Russian lawmakers close to the Kremlin has proposed a tightening of state control over the local internet in response to what they view as “aggressive” U.S. cyber security actions, a parliamentary document showed on Friday.
German parliament approves ‘third gender’ option
The German parliament has approved a third gender option on official documents for “intersex” people who do not identify as either male or female and may be born with untypical sexual anatomy.
Iraq summons Turkish envoy over air strikes: foreign ministry
Iraq’s foreign ministry on Friday summoned Turkey’s ambassador in Baghdad to protest over what it called repeated airspace violations, after Turkish warplanes earlier carried out strikes against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq.
Iran, Russia, Turkey to meet U.N. envoy next week on Syria: statement
The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura will hold talks with high-level officials from Iran, Russia and Turkey in Geneva early next week on setting up a constitutional committee, a U.N. statement said on Friday.
EU’s Juncker says did not mean to offend May
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said he had highest respect for Prime Minister Theresa May and his use of the word “nebulous” had referred to the broader state of the Brexit debate in Britain rather than its leader.
Priest heads to Rome after serving sentence for child abuse in Chile
An Irish-born priest, who was convicted of sexually abusing a girl in his care at a religious school in Santiago but served no jail time for the offense, left Chile on Friday for Rome after serving a four-year sentence.
Iraq summons Turkish ambassador over air strikes
Iraq’s foreign ministry has summoned the Turkish ambassador in Baghdad and handed him a letter of protest over “repeated air(space) violations,” it said in a statement on Friday.
