Turkey questions employees of Saudi consulate on Khashoggi
Turkish prosecutors investigating the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi questioned Turkish employees of the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on Friday, widening the hunt for clues in a case that is straining Riyadh’s alliance with Western po…
Trump: Top U.S. diplomat has not reviewed purported recordings of Saudi consulate
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had not seen or heard any purported recordings from the Saudi consulate in Turkey, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Twitter on Friday of the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Italy’s coalition partners trade barbs over tax amnesty
The leaders of Italy’s ruling coalition parties accused each other on Friday of misleading voters over a disputed tax amnesty in their most acrimonious falling-out since they formed a government in June.
Commuter train runs over crowd on tracks in northern India, 50 feared dead
A commuter train traveling at high speed struck a crowd of people seated on tracks in northern India on Friday and at least 50 were feared killed, Punjab state police and witnesses said.
Mexico vows to meet migrant ‘challenge’ as caravan hits border
Mexico’s government on Friday vowed to meet the challenge of a caravan of Central American migrants heading north that has angered U.S. President Donald Trump, who has threatened to shut down the U.S-Mexico border to halt its passage.
EU court orders halt to Polish judicial overhaul; leader says to appeal
Poland will appeal against an order by the European Union’s top court to suspend an overhaul of the country’s Supreme Court and reinstate judges forced into early retirement, the head of the ruling party in Warsaw said on Friday.
WikiLeaks’ Assange sues in Ecuador for better asylum terms: lawyer
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has filed a lawsuit in Ecuador against new terms of asylum in the Andean country’s London embassy that require him to pay for medical bills and phone calls and clean up after his pet cat, his lawyer said on Friday.
UK ready to drop Brexit demand on Irish border: Bloomberg
British Prime Minister Theresa May is ready to agree to a fallback arrangement for the border between the United Kingdom and Ireland which does not have a time limit, to speed Brexit talks, Bloomberg reported https://bloom.bg/2R27fq6 on Friday, citing …
Albania migration trends change, 52 percent mull leaving
More than half of Albania’s population would like to move to richer countries with better schooling, a study showed on Friday.
Israeli forces wound 130 Palestinians at Gaza border protest
Israeli soldiers shot and wounded 130 Palestinians during protests near the Gaza Strip border on Friday, the enclave’s Health Ministry said.
