Turkey lifts sanctions on U.S. officials, matching Washington’s move
Turkey lifted sanctions on Friday on the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security and Attorney General, the foreign ministry said, minutes after Washington removed two Turkish ministers from its sanctions list.
Sri Lankan MP says telephone caller offered $2.8 million to back new PM
A Sri Lankan legislator on Friday said he had been offered $2.8 million and a ministerial post by a telephone caller from the opposite camp to switch his support to new Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa in a week-old political crisis.
U.S. official denies report of possible China trade deal: CNBC
A senior Trump administration official on Friday dismissed as untrue a media report that U.S. President Donald Trump was readying a possible trade deal with China, a CNBC reporter said in a post on Twitter.
Sony says two catering team members involved in stabbing incident at London HQ
Sony Music UK said two of its catering team members had been involved in a violent altercation at its offices in central London on Friday after police said two people had been stabbed.
Russia and Cuba urge U.S. to rethink exit from nuclear arms pact
Russia and Cuba on Friday called on the United States to reconsider its intention to withdraw from a Cold War-era nuclear arms treaty, saying the move would have extremely negative consequences for international security.
Russia reaches out to Afghan leaders for Taliban talks, angering Kabul
Russia has quietly invited a group of senior Afghan politicians to talks with the Taliban in Moscow, bypassing President Ashraf Ghani’s government in a move that has angered officials in Kabul who say it could muddle the U.S.-backed peace process.
Netanyahu condemns killing of Saudi journalist but keeps focus on Iran
Israel on Friday condemned the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, but said cooperating with Riyadh against Iran was a greater priority.
Dissident cartoonist cancels Hong Kong show after China ‘threats’
Hong Kong organizers of an exhibition by a dissident Chinese-Australian cartoonist, a persistent thorn in the side of leaders in Beijing, canceled the event in the Chinese-ruled city on Friday given what they said were threats by China.
U.S. official says report that Trump seeking China trade deal not true: CNBC
A senior Trump administration official on Friday dismissed a media report that said U.S. President Donald Trump was readying a possible trade deal with China as untrue, a CNBC reporter said in a post on Twitter.
Two hurt in London stabbing incident at Sony Music HQ
Police said two people had been stabbed in an ongoing incident in central London on Friday, with armed officers on the scene at Sony Music UK’s head office in Kensington.
