Canada’s Trudeau says fighting for every vote, concedes rival could win
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, trying to retain power after scandals dimmed his image, on Friday said he was fighting for every vote in an...
Shells fall in northeast Syria despite ceasefire agreement
Shelling could be heard at the Syrian-Turkish border on Friday morning despite a five-day ceasefire agreed between Turkey and the United States, and Washington said...
Riot police and protesters standoff in Lebanon
Protesters burned tyres and blocked roads across southern Lebanese towns on Friday and in the capital Beirut as protests grip the Mediterranean country for the...
Thunberg faces counter-rally by workers in Canada’s oil heartland
Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg’s planned march in Canada’s energy heartland of Alberta will face a counter-rally by a convoy of oil and gas workers...
Turkey plans presence across northeast Syria, Erdogan says
Turkey will set up a dozen observation posts across northeast Syria, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday, insisting that a planned “safe zone” will extend...
Trump says Turkey’s Erdogan wants Syria agreement to work
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that he had spoken with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan who told him there had been some “minor” sniper...
Fate of Japan’s imperial dynasty rests on shoulders of 13-year-old
When Japan’s youngest prince, Hisahito, visited Bhutan in August on his first overseas trip just months after his uncle Naruhito became emperor, his trip was...
Catalan protesters flood Barcelona on fifth day of rallies
Tens of thousands of demonstrators waving pro-independence flags and chanting “freedom for political prisoners” poured into Barcelona on Friday, the fifth day of protests over...
Brother of Honduran president found guilty in U.S. drug trial
Honduran politician Juan Antonio “Tony” Hernandez was found guilty of U.S. drug trafficking charges on Friday after a two-week trial that featured dramatic accusations of...
Sudan, rebel groups agree on roadmap for peace talks
Sudan and a major rebel group agreed on Friday to a roadmap that will allow suspended peace talks to resume, giving new impetus to efforts...