Stressing their differences, German SPD congratulates new CDU leader
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, a member of the Social Democrats – the junior partner in the ruling coalition – congratulated Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer on becoming leader of the Christian Democrats (CDU) on Friday.
Qatar steps in to pay civil servants wages in Gaza
Qatar paid the salaries of nearly 30,000 Gazan civil servants on Friday, delighting the impoverished workers but angering some in the deeply divided Palestinian leadership who balked at the intervention of a foreign power.
Spanish government calls on Andalusia opposition to shun tie-up with far-right
Spain’s main opposition parties risk turning the Andalusia region into a “cradle of the far-right” if they rely on its support to take office, the government said on Friday, days after the surprise election of 12 far-right lawmakers to the regional par…
Russia and Greece want to make up after diplomatic row
Greece and Russia are ready to put behind them a diplomatic row that troubled relations in July, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said after meeting in Moscow on Friday.
Yemen’s Houthis reject government proposal to inspect Sanaa flights
Yemen’s Houthi movement rejected a government proposal that would allow the airport in the Houthi-held capital Sanaa to be reopened only if all flights land in a government-held airport for inspections.
At least 12 dead in Brazil bank robbery shootout: officials
At least 12 people were killed on Friday, including six policemen, in an early morning shootout between police and bank robbers in a small town in northeastern Brazil, the state governor’s office said.
Germany’s CDU holds second vote to decide on new leader
German conservative Annegret Kramp Karrenbauer won most support in a vote on Friday to choose a successor for Angela Merkel as leader of their Christian Democrats (CDU), but a final round of voting is needed to determine an outright winner.
Militants kill at least 18 civilians in Congo’s Ebola zone
Suspected militiamen have killed at least 18 civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, near the epicenter of an Ebola outbreak, an army spokesman said on Friday.
Greek PM says, after meeting Putin, diplomats expulsion row has ended
Greece and Russia must look to the future following a diplomatic row in the summer that rocked the two countries’ relations, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said after meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.
Turkey tells U.S. it should give up on building observation posts in Syria: anadolu
Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar told U.S. Syria envoy Jim Jeffrey that the United States should give up on building observation posts in Syria, state-owned Anadolu news agency said on Friday.
