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U.S. Hopeful Detained Pastor in Turkey Could Be Released

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U.S. Hopeful Detained Pastor in Turkey Could Be Released

Top News: U.S. pastor Andrew Brunson, who was detained in Turkey over two years ago, may soon be released after a scheduled court hearing on Friday.

The Trump administration struck a secret deal with Turkish officials to pave the way for Brunson’s release, NBC News reports, though senior U.S. officials will not confirm the reports.

“There is a good chance he could walk free,” said Ismail Cem Haravut, Brunson’s lawyer, on Thursday.

“We remain hopeful that with the court proceeding tomorrow that Turkey will … free this good man who is guilty of nothing and who has been incarcerated for several years in Turkey unjustly,” Vice President Mike Pence told reporters.

Brunson, a long-time resident of Turkey was arrested in 2016 due to alleged links to a botched coup attempt that same year—charges he denies.

His continued detention sparked a diplomatic rift between Washington and Ankara as Trump repeatedly demanded his release.

Venezuela: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro accused the Trump administration of trying to assassinate him.

AFRICA

•  Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte visited east Africa to support peace talks between Ethiopia and Eritrea.

•  Mohammed Dewji, considered Africa’s youngest billionaire, was kidnapped at gunpoint in Tanzania.

•  Zimbabwean authorities arrested dozens of union organizers before a planned protest against the government’s economic policies.

AMERICAS

•  U.S. Vice President Mike Pence asked Central American countries to do more to crack down on illegal immigration.

•  The United States grounded its new F-35 stealth fighters following a plane crash during a training mission last month.

•  Florida Governor Rick Scott said Hurricane Michael, which hit Florida on Wednesday, left “unimaginable destruction” in its wake.

ASIA

•  Indonesian disaster officials said rebuilding a city destroyed by a recent tsunami could take two years.

•  South Korean President Moon Jae-in said he was optimistic that the United States and North Korea would soon declare a formal end to the Korean war.

•  Many Indian journalists and actresses came forward on social media with allegations of sexual harassment and assault and criticized the country’s lack of enforcement on laws to protect women in the workplace.

EUROPE

•  The death toll from flash floods on the Spanish island of Mallorca rose to 12.

•  Ukraine gained approval from Orthodox Christian leadership to establish its own independent church in a symbolic victory against Russia.

•  A Belgian referee and soccer executive were indicted as part of a major fraud scandal involving fixing soccer matches.

MIDDLE EAST

•  A delegation of investigators from Saudi Arabia traveled to Turkey to start a joint investigation into the disappearance of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, who widely believed to have been killed inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.

•  Seventeen people were sentenced to death in Egypt for their role in attacks against Coptic Christian churches.

•  Russia is pressuring France and Germany to split with the United States and cooperate with Moscow on Syria, a Russian official said.

- By Robbie Gramer

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