Macron says unclear at what level Iran Paris bomb plot was ordered
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday it was not clear whether a foiled attack on an Iranian opposition group in Paris was ordered by the higher echelons of Iranian authorities.
NASA head: rocket mishap shows need for range of transport options
NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine said on Friday that he had full confidence in the U.S.-Russian space relationship, but that a rocket failure this week showed the importance of having more than one way of getting people into space.
France’s Macron says Khashoggi affair worrying, will speak with Turks, Saudis
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that he was “extremely worried” by the disappearance of veteran Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and would speak on the issue with Saudi and Turkish leaders in the coming days.
Trump says hopes to have U.S. pastor Brunson home soon
President Donald Trump on Friday said he hoped U.S. Christian pastor Andrew Brunson would be home safe soon, shortly after a Turkish court ruled to release him after a two-year detention.
Turkish court rules to release U.S. pastor Brunson
A Turkish court ruled on Friday to release the U.S. evangelical Christian pastor at the center of a bitter diplomatic row between Ankara and Washington, a move that could be the first step toward mending ties between the NATO allies.
U.S. treasurer, banks to attend Saudi conference amid media exit over missing journalist
The U.S. treasury secretary and top Wall Street banks will attend a Saudi investment conference even as top media companies and business leaders pull out after the disappearance of a Saudi journalist.
Russian UK envoy denies Kremlin tried hack computers and murder ex-spy
Russia’s ambassador to London denied on Friday that spies from his country’s military intelligence agency had tried to kill former double agent Sergei Skripal and hack various organizations across the world.
In sign of better relations, Rwandan heads Francophonie body
Rwanda’s foreign minister was named head of the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF) on Friday, a sign of slowly improving relations between Paris and Kigali a decade after the African nation turned its back on the French language.
Irish Brexit backstop must be short and time-limited: UK’s Raab
The Brexit backstop designed to prevent a hard border between Northern Ireland and European Union member the republic of Ireland, must be finite, short and time-limited, Britain’s Brexit minister said on Friday.
Swedish PM hopeful says could shed partners to form center-right government
Swedish Moderates leader Ulf Kristersson said on Friday he was prepared to form a government without other parties in the center-right Alliance coalition after last month’s general elections effectively resulted in a hung parliament.
