Calls for Saudi arms embargo pit EU values against interests
Pressure is growing for the European Union to consider an arms embargo on Saudi Arabia after Germany, Austria and the European Parliament called for an end to weapons sales over the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Israeli PM Netanyahu makes rare visit to Oman
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the Gulf state of Oman on Friday and discussed peace initiatives in the Middle East with Omani leader Sultan Qaboos, Netanyahu’s office said after he returned home.
Polish ruling party wants deal on more U.S. troops before 2019 election
Poland’s ruling party wants to see concrete plans for increasing the presence of American troops on Polish soil before national elections are held next autumn, said Pawel Soloch, head of the National Security Bureau.
Israeli forces kill four Palestinians in Gaza border protest: medics
Israeli forces shot and killed four Palestinians and wounded 232, 180 of them from live fire, during protests along the border with Gaza on Friday, Palestinian medical officials said.
U.N. condemns human rights abuses in expulsion of Congolese from Angola
The United Nations human rights office on Friday condemned “serious human rights abuses” committed in the mass deportation of 330,000 Congolese from Angola and called on perpetrators to be held to account.
Brussels Airport flights canceled as baggage handlers strike
Brussels Airport canceled 184 flights on Friday after baggage handlers complaining about working conditions went on strike.
Clocks stopped? Europe hesitates before ‘last’ time change
If Jean-Claude Juncker has his way, this weekend could be the last time many Europeans put their clocks back for winter — but many EU diplomats doubt governments can overcome inertia and shift the rules so soon, if ever.
Turkey’s Erdogan calls on Saudis to say who ordered Khashoggi’s killing
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan urged Saudi Arabia on Friday to disclose who ordered the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul, as well as the location of his body, heightening international pressure on the kingdom to come clean on the case…
Russia’s FSB says detained six IS members plotting attacks in Moscow
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Friday it had detained six members of an Islamic State cell plotting attacks in Moscow, Russian news agencies reported, citing an official statement.
Indian police arrest more than 2,000 people after hill temple protests
Police in India’s Kerala state have arrested more than 2,000 people in the past few days in a crackdown on demonstrators protesting against allowing women of menstrual age into a prominent Hindu temple, state officials said.
