U.S. prepares criminal case against Wikileaks’ Assange
U.S. prosecutors are preparing to pursue a criminal case against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, escalating a long battle targeting his anti-secrecy group even as he remains holed up in the Ecuadorean embassy in London.
Urban ranching: A socialist commune’s response to Venezuela’s crisis
A socialist commune has drawn the ire of its neighbors in a wealthy area of Caracas with an unusual response to the hyperinflation and food shortages afflicting Venezuela: turning its backyard into an urban cattle pasture.
Germany’s Schroeder warns against demonizing China
Weighing into Germany’s debate about its ties with China, former chancellor Gerhard Schroeder warned Berlin against demonizing Beijing, saying the two economic powers should work more closely together in the face of Donald Trump’s trade threats.
Former Italy PM Berlusconi faces new trial over prostitution case
Silvio Berlusconi was sent to trial on Friday for allegedly bribing a businessman to lie over accusations he had supplied the former Italian prime minister with prostitutes a decade ago.
Turkish police arrest 13 in probe of rights activist over 2013 protests
Turkish police detained 13 people including two prominent academics on Friday under an investigation into jailed rights activist Osman Kavala, accusing them of following him in a bid to unseat the government through mass protests in 2013.
Loved ones mourn Khashoggi after Riyadh seeks to execute five suspects
Family and friends of Jamal Khashoggi said funeral prayers in Saudi Arabia and Turkey on Friday for the Saudi journalist killed by agents of his own government, in a case that has sparked a global outcry and mired the kingdom in crisis.
Israel’s Netanyahu will take over defense job for now after minister resigns: spokesman
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will take over the defense portfolio in his government after Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman resigned this week, a spokesman for his Likud Party said on Friday, fuelling speculation of an early election.
U.S. prepares charges against Wikileaks’ Assange, document shows
American prosecutors have obtained a sealed indictment against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, whose website published thousands of classified U.S. government documents, a U.S. federal court document showed on Thursday.
Dutch PM Rutte: NATO remains cornerstone of European defense
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Friday rejected the idea of a European army, as raised in Germany and France.
UK business backs May’s Brexit deal but plans for the worst
UK business lined up to help Prime Minister Theresa May sell her draft Brexit agreement but continued to plan for Britain to crash out of the European Union without a deal as May fought for her political survival on Friday.
