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Turkey’s Erdogan Says U.S. Pastor Must Go to Court

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09/26/2018

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Turkey’s Erdogan Says U.S. Pastor Must Go to Court

Top News: Speaking to Reuters during the United Nations General Assembly, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Andrew Brunson, an American pastor detained for nearly two years on terrorism charges, will face another hearing in October. Politicians, Erdogan said, will have “no say.”

The interview may disappoint U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who recently stated he hoped Turkey would release Brunson this month. Brunson’s detention has infuriated Trump’s evangelical base, and sparked a diplomatic spat between Turkey and the United States, as well as retaliatory tariffs on both sides.

Prosecutors have accused Brunson of plotting with a Mormon missionary, as well as followers of the Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, the Kurdistan Worker’s Party (PKK), and the CIA. Brunson faces a possible jail sentence of up to 35 years.

Ethiopia: Police said Ethiopia has detained 1,200 people in the first mass arrests since Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed came to power in April. They will be held at Tolay Military Camp for “rehabilitation.” These arrests are related to violent political protests in Addis Ababa earlier this month over the return of rebel leaders. Amnesty International has condemned the arrests as arbitrary.

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AFRICA

•  Addressing the U.N. General Assembly, Democratic Republic of Congo’s departing President Joseph Kabila promised “peaceful, credible” elections before the end of 2018. Meanwhile, a Congolese court sentenced four activists to a year in prison for organizing protests against Kabila.

•  José Filomena dos Santos, a son of Angola’s ex-President, has been arrested on charges of money laundering, embezzlement, and fraud related to Angola’s $5 billion sovereign wealth fund.

•  South Africa’s former President, Thabo Mbeki, sharply criticized the African National Congress-proposed land expropriation policy, in a leaked 30-page document that accuses the ANC of abandoning its non-racial principles.

AMERICAS

•  A strike by Argentina’s largest union protested President Mauricio Macri’s economic policies and demanded compensation for more than 40 percent inflation.

•  Canada, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay and Peru have signed on to refer Venezuela to the International Criminal Court, reportedly for allegations of torture, political imprisonment, extrajudicial executions, and forced disappearances.

•  Coinciding with additional U.S. sanctions on officials in the inner circle of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, U.S. President Donald Trump hinted at an internal military coup in Venezuela, saying the regime “could be toppled very quickly by the military.”

ASIA

•  Pakistani men whose Uighur families have been detained in China’s Xinjiang province are protesting in Beijing, intending to pressure the new Pakistani administration to take action.

•  India’s Supreme Court has ruled to limit Aadhaar, the national biometric identity program, to the distribution of certain benefits and to prevent private companies from excessive use, but stopped short of saying that the system violates privacy rights.

•  In Taiwan, a Buddhist temple converted into a shrine to the Chinese Communist Party is being bulldozed, and the contractor responsible for the conversion will pay the cost.

EUROPE

•  Manuel Valls, a French citizen and former French prime minister, has announced his candidacy for mayor of Barcelona, the city where he was born.

•  One of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s key allies within her conservative bloc was voted out as head of the bloc, in a surprise defeat and yet another strike against Merkel’s leadership in Berlin.

•  The European Anti-Fraud Agency is investigating the potential mishandling of EU funds earmarked for food for refugee reception centers in Greece.

MIDDLE EAST

•  Bahrain has charged 169 people with forming an organization called “Bahrain’s Hezbollah,” referring to the more well-known Shiite militant group in Lebanon.

•  The World Bank released a report warning that Gaza’s economy is in “free fall” and calling upon Israel to lift restrictions on trade and free movement.

•  The United States will pull four Patriot missile systems from Jordan, Kuwait, and Bahrain in October, according to reporting from the Wall Street Journal.

- By Elizabeth Miles

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