Italy Gives Key Support to EU Trade Deal With South American Nations

BRUSSELS (AP) – Italy on Friday gave crucial support to plans by the European Union to seal a huge free trade deal with five South American nations neighboring Venezuela that has been negotiated for over 25 years.

US, Venezuela Take Initial Steps Toward Restoring Relations

GUATIRE, Venezuela (AP) – The United States and Venezuela said Friday they were exploring the possibility of restoring diplomatic relations, as a Trump administration delegation visited the South American nation.

More Diplomatic and Economic Tensions Surface Between China, Japan

BEIJING (AP) – A week in which longtime tensions between neighbors China and Japan ratcheted up economically and politically drew to a close with no sign of improvements Friday as the Chinese ambassador in Tokyo rebuffed his host nation and the Japanese reported delayed shipments to suppliers in China because of the spat.

Editorials from New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Washington Post

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad:

The Latest: Minneapolis Shooting of Renee Good

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty on Friday called on members of the public to send any video or other evidence in the fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis directly to her office. She said she’s worried that the FBI won’t share evidence with state investigators.

How the US could take over Greenland and the challenges

U.S. President Donald Trump wants to own Greenland. He has repeatedly said the United States must take control of the strategically located and mineral-rich island, which is a semiautonomous region that’s part of NATO ally Denmark.

New York AG sues Trump over offshore wind project freeze

NEW YORK (AP) – New York’s attorney general sued the Trump administration on Friday over its decision to halt two major offshore wind projects expected to power more than 1 million homes in the state.

Federal officers leaving Louisiana immigration crackdown for Minneapolis

NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Federal immigration officers are pulling out of a Louisiana crackdown and heading to Minneapolis in an abrupt pivot from an operation that drew protests around New Orleans and aimed to make thousands of arrests, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press.

Minnesota calls on public to share Renee Good shooting evidence

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty on Friday called on members of the public to send any video or other evidence in the fatal shooting of Renee Good directly to her office, challenging the Trump administration’s decision to leave the investigation solely to the FBI.