Merkel wants solution this weekend to German spymaster row
Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday she and the other leaders of the parties in her ruling coalition wanted to find a solution this weekend to draw a line under a scandal over Germany’s scandal-tainted domestic spymaster.
Venezuelans block streets with cars to protest gas shortage in Andes
Dozens of Venezuelans on Friday brought the Andean city of San Cristobal to a standstill by blocking roads with their cars to protest gas shortages that have piled further misery on the OPEC nation’s crisis-weary citizens.
Palestinians say one killed, dozens wounded as Israeli troops fire on Gaza protest
One Palestinian was killed and dozens other wounded when Israeli forces opened fire during a weekly demonstration near the Israel-Gaza border on Friday, Gaza’s Health Ministry said.
Death toll reaches 136 in Tanzania ferry disaster with scores missing
Tanzanian President John Magufuli on Friday ordered the arrest of those responsible for a packed ferry sinking on Lake Victoria with a death toll of at least 136 and scores of people still missing.
EU’s Tusk says a compromise with Britain is still possible
European Council President Donald Tusk said he was convinced that the European Union and Britain could still find a compromise over the country’s exit from the 28-country bloc.
Muslim rapper cancels Paris Bataclan concert after far-right protests
A French Muslim rapper said on Friday he was cancelling two gigs at a Paris concert hall attacked by Islamist militants three years ago, saying he couldn’t go ahead for security reasons after the far-right accused him of stoking divisions.
Indian police arrest bishop accused of raping nun in Kerala state
Police in the south Indian state of Kerala have arrested a Roman Catholic bishop accused of raping a nun, a day after the Vatican accepted the bishop’s request to be temporarily relieved of his duties.
Still work to do before second Trump-Kim summit: Pompeo
The United States is working to set up a second summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, but there is still work to do “to make sure conditions are right,” U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday.
Italy’s Di Maio says budget must focus on people, not deficit numbers
Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio said on Friday that the government’s 2019 budget must focus on helping Italians without getting hung up over “little numbers” involving the fiscal deficit.
May has only self to blame for Salzburg sandbagging, Europeans say
If Theresa May felt ambushed, as British media saw it, at the Salzburg EU summit, she has only herself to blame for irritating continental leaders with her stand on Brexit, EU officials and diplomats said on Friday.
