Rebel leader in east Ukraine killed in blast
The leader of Russian-backed separatists in the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine was killed on Friday in a blast at a cafe in Donetsk city, the separatist administration said.
Turkish military says kills 19 Kurdish militants in northern Iraq
The Turkish military killed a total of 19 Kurdish militants on Friday during air strikes in the northern Iraqi regions of Zap, Gara and Hakurk, it said in a statement on Twitter.
Brazil’s electoral court to discuss Lula candidacy Friday afternoon
Brazil’s top electoral court will begin deliberations Friday on whether former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva should be barred from running in this year’s presidential election, according to a statement on the court’s website.
Blast at Russian explosives plant kills three, more missing
Three people were killed and four injured in a blast on Friday at an explosives plant in the Russian city of Dzerzhinsk, 400 km east of Moscow, local officials said.
Nicaragua orders expulsion of U.N. human rights delegation
Nicaragua’s government has ordered the expulsion of a United Nations human rights delegation, shortly after the body released a scathing report condemning repression and abuses committed by President Daniel Ortega’s administration.
Briton jailed for life over plot to kill PM May
A British man was sentenced to life in prison on Friday over a plot to kill Prime Minister Theresa May by first detonating an explosive device to get into her Downing Street office and then using a knife or a gun to attack her.
Rebel media confirms separatist leader in east Ukraine killed in blast
The official media outlet of Russia-backed separatists in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine confirmed rebel leader Alexander Zakharchenko had been killed on Friday.
Stabbing suspect in Germany was slated for deportation: court
One of two immigrants arrested for the fatal stabbing of a German man could have been deported in mid-2016, a German court said on Friday, news that risks fueling far-right outrage about a case that has already sparked violent xenophobic protests.
Iraqis clash with security forces in Basra in protest over neglect
Hundreds of Iraqi protesters stoned and tried to break into the provincial government headquarters in the southern oil hub of Basra on Friday to press demands for better public services and an end to pervasive corruption.
Associate of indicted Russian pleads guilty to U.S. lobbying violation
A business associate of Konstantin Kilimnik, a political operative with alleged Russian intelligence ties who was recently indicted in the U.S. election meddling probe, pled guilty on Friday to failing to register as a foreign agent for lobbying on beh…
