Six security officials killed in attack in southwestern Pakistan
Six security officials were killed in an attack in southwestern Pakistan on Friday when their convoy came under heavy firing in a mountainous area near the border with Iran.
UK PM May: Juncker’s ‘nebulous’ comment not aimed at me
British Prime Minister said European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker had clarified during an animated conversation on Friday that he had not called her “nebulous”.
Still possible to get Brexit reassurances from EU, says UK PM May
British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Friday it was still possible to get further clarification from the European Union on the Brexit deal to help her win parliamentary approval for it.
Turkish military says it killed eight Kurdish militants in northern Iraq
Turkey’s military carried out air strikes in northern Iraq on Friday, killing eight militants from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), it said on Twitter.
Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa to publish post-election violence report next week
A report into Zimbabwe’s post-election violence that left six people dead and dozens injured in August will be published next week, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on Friday.
U.N. alarmed by Congo violence as government steps up election security
The U.N. human rights chief on Friday called on Congolese authorities to halt violence and inflammatory speech ahead of the country’s Dec. 23 presidential election, while the government said it was beefing up security for the vote.
Climate ideals clash with coal realities at Polish-led U.N. talks
Delegates at U.N. climate talks in the Polish city of Katowice point to the mining museum next to the conference venue as the proper place for coal, which provides 80 percent of the country’s electricity.
Irish government deal extended to avoid adding to Brexit ‘chaos’
Ireland’s main opposition party agreed to extend an expiring cooperation deal with Prime Minister Leo Varadkar’s minority government into 2020, to avoid what it called a spreading of the “political chaos” gripping Britain.
French police prepare for fifth wave of yellow vest protests
France will deploy tens of thousands of police nationwide and around 8,000 in Paris on Saturday to handle a fifth weekend of ‘yellow vest’ protests, although the movement appears to be losing steam after concessions by President Emmanuel Macron.
Police probe wave of hoax bitcoin bomb threats in U.S., Canada
U.S. law enforcement officials on Friday were probing a wave of hoax emailed bomb threats demanding bitcoin payment that caused worry but no damage in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand a day earlier.
