Saudi investment conference to proceed despite pullout of some speakers, partners: spokesperson
An elite Saudi investment conference will go ahead as planned later this month despite the “disappointing” withdrawal of some speakers and partners, a conference spokesperson said on Friday.
Nobel literature award body asks scandal-hit member to quit
The body that awards the Nobel Prize in Literature has asked the wife of the man at the centre of a rape scandal to resign from the Swedish Academy as it tries to rebuild its reputation, a member said on Friday.
Hindu hardliners force meat sellers to shut shop in New Delhi suburb
Indian Hindu hardliners are forcing meat sellers to shut shops in a New Delhi suburb that is home to global outsourcing firms, saying they must respect the feelings of majority Hindus celebrating a nine-day festival.
Six Palestinians killed in border protests: Gaza health officials
Israeli forces killed six Palestinians on Friday in protests along Gaza’s border, Gaza health officials said. Israel said its troops had shot and killed a group who broke through the fence with a bomb and attacked an army post.
British PM May struggles to sell at home Brexit deal emerging with EU
British Prime Minister Theresa May struggled on Friday to find consensus on a Brexit plan that would be acceptable to her ministers, her divided Conservative Party and the Northern Irish lawmakers who prop up her minority government.
Swedish party suggests smaller minority government to get past impasse
Sweden’s largest center-right party said on Friday it was prepared to form a government without other parties in its bloc, in an attempt to clear a political impasse left by last month’s inconclusive election.
U.S.’s Mnuchin to attend top Saudi event, media exit over missing journalist
The U.S. treasury secretary and Wall Street banks will show up at an elite Saudi investment conference this month despite an exodus of top media companies and business leaders after the disappearance of a Saudi journalist.
Romanian president reluctantly signs legal reform in ‘setback for democracy’
Romania’s president on Friday reluctantly signed off a judicial reform, including a reduction in his own powers, that he called a “setback for Romanian democracy”.
U.S. pastor Brunson arrives home in Turkey after release by court
The American evangelical Christian pastor at the center of a row between Ankara and Washington arrived at his home in Turkey on Friday after a Turkish court ruled he could go free, a move that may signal a major step toward mending ties between the all…
Turkish judiciary shows its independence with Brunson ruling, Turkish official says
The Turkish court ruling that released a U.S. pastor on Friday was proof of the independence of the Turkish judiciary, an official for Turkey’s presidency said.
