Germany looking at payment system with Iran to save nuclear deal
Germany and its European partners are considering setting up a payment system with Iran that allows the continuation of business transactions with the Islamic Republic once U.S. sanctions kick in, an economy ministry spokeswoman said on Friday.
Berlin: No comment on reports Merkel has lost confidence in top spy
A spokeswoman for Angela Merkel said on Friday she could not comment on reports that the chancellor had lost confidence in Germany’s embattled domestic intelligence chief.
Hokkaido races to secure power supplies before winter grips island
Japan is racing to secure power supplies ahead of winter after a devastating quake left 41 people dead and damaged generating stations on the northern island of Hokkaido, where temperatures regularly drop well below zero in colder months.
In South Sudan ghost town, peace deal not yet a reality
Yellow flowered vines crawl through empty window frames and up crumbling brick walls. Electricity poles are slanting along the road, cables hanging dead from their arms. The sign for Malakal’s city council is riddled with bullet holes.
Kremlin says it would review any UK request to interview poisoning suspects
The Kremlin said on Friday it would review any British request to interview the two men London suspects of trying to murder a former spy in strict accordance with Russian law, but said it had not received any such request.
Spanish PM defends doctoral thesis against reports of plagiarism
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez published the results of plagiarism tests on his doctoral thesis on Friday in response to pressure over alleged academic misdemeanors which have buffeted the country’s politics.
Steve Bannon drafting curriculum for right-wing Catholic institute in Italy
Former Trump White House adviser Steve Bannon is helping to craft the curriculum for a leadership course at a right-wing Roman Catholic institute in Italy, stepping up his efforts to influence conservative thinking in the church.
Turkey’s Erdogan, Russia’s Putin to meet in Sochi on Monday: sources
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will meet with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in the Russian city of Sochi on Monday, sources said.
Erdogan: Turkey came under ‘economic attack’ after U.S. statements
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Friday said Turkey came under a “heinous economic attack” after statements from the United States.
Turkey’s Erdogan says mulling election alliance with nationalists
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday his AK Party would look into the possibility of forming an alliance with the nationalist MHP party for local elections in March 2019.
