Quake strikes off Indonesia, bringing down ‘many buildings’
A major 7.5 quake struck off the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Friday, briefly prompting a tsunami alert after a milder tremor brought down houses, and initial reports from the area said “many buildings” had collapsed.
EU ‘intransigence’ is reason why no deal Brexit is real prospect: Northern Ireland’s DUP
The European Union’s “intransigence” in Brexit negotiations is the reason for the real prospect of Britain leaving the EU without a deal, the deputy leader of the Northern Irish party backing Britain’s minority government said on Friday.
Russia says photos don’t prove its spy was linked to Skripal case
The Kremlin said on Friday a likeness between a Russian intelligence colonel and a suspect in the Skripal poisoning case does not prove they are the same person, comparing the resemblance to that of impersonators posing as Lenin.
Croatia opposition says health minister must go over waiting lists, costs
Croatia’s main opposition parties submitted a no-confidence motion against Health Minister Milan Kujundzic on Friday, accusing him of failing to tackle growing waiting lists, inefficiencies and costs.
Germany’s Merkel aims with Turkey’s Erdogan for Syria meeting in October
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday she agreed with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan to aim for holding a four-way meeting in October to discuss the situation of the rebel-held Syrian region of Idlib.
Turkey’s Erdogan calls on Germany to extradite Gulen supporters
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Friday called on Berlin to extradite what he said were the hundreds of supporters of the cleric Fethullah Gulen residing in Germany.
Germany needs more evidence to declare Gulen movement illegal: Merkel
Chancellor Angela Merkel said Germany needed more evidence if it was to class the movement of U.S.-based cleric Fetullah Gulen, blamed by Turkey for the 2016 failed coup, as a “terrorist” organization as Ankara is demanding.
Nigerian military planes in accident during air display rehearsal
Two Nigerian military planes were involved in an accident while rehearsing for an air display but nobody was killed, an air force spokesman said on Friday.
Ethiopia charges five with terrorism over grenade attack at PM’s rally
Ethiopia’s attorney general on Friday filed terrorism charges against five suspects held for involvement in a grenade attack at a rally attended by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in June.
Tsunami warning lifted after major quake strikes off Indonesia
A major 7.5 quake struck off the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Friday, prompting a tsunami alert hours after a milder quake brought down houses in the same area, and officials expect further damage.
