Israeli troops kill Palestinian, wound more than 200 at Gaza border protest
Israeli troops killed one Palestinian and wounded more than 200 others at a weekly protest on the Gaza-Israel border on Friday, Gaza officials said.
Genoa authorities ask Autostrade, Fincantieri to rebuild bridge
The authorities in Genoa have asked motorway group Autostrade to team up with state-controlled Fincantieri to help rebuild a bridge that collapsed last month in the port city, killing 43 people.
Trump calls for U.S. probe of NY Times after critical anonymous column
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday called on the U.S. Justice Department to investigate the New York Times after the news outlet published a column this week by an anonymous administration official questioning his fitness for office.
Trump says U.S. and Japan have begun talks on trade
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday the United States and Japan have begun discussion over trade, saying that Tokyo “knows it’s a big problem” if an agreement cannot be reached, and that India has also asked to start talks on a trade deal.
Canada’s military unveils rules governing troop cannabis use
Canada’s military on Friday unveiled a directive governing the use of cannabis by its troops as the country prepares for the drug’s legalization in October.
U.S. military to send 1,500 more soldiers to Germany by late 2020
The U.S. military will station about 1,500 additional soldiers in Germany by September 2020, adding to more than 33,000 American troops already in the country in a move that could trigger fresh tensions with Russia.
Two associates of Trump adviser Stone questioned in Russia probe
An associate of Roger Stone, a longtime ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, was questioned in front of a grand jury in the special counsel’s Russia probe on Friday about his years-long relationship with Stone and about Wikileaks, the associate’s lawye…
Ex-Catholic bishop named suspect in alleged Chilean abuse cover-ups
A former Chilean bishop staunchly defended by Pope Francis after being accused of helping to conceal sexual abuse has been named a suspect in two criminal investigations into alleged cover-ups, a prosecutor and another legal source said on Friday.
Protesters in Basra storm Iranian consulate as deadly demonstrations rage
Protesters stormed the Iranian consulate in Iraq’s southern city of Basra on Friday, turning their wrath on Iraq’s powerful neighbor after five days of deadly demonstrations in which government buildings have been ransacked and torched.
Trump expecting ‘positive’ letter from North Korea’s Kim Jong Un soon
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday a letter from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, which he believes will be positive, is on its way to him, a day after expressing fresh optimism about a denuclearization deal.
