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1. UN accuses Chile security forces of 'serious human rights violations' against protesters

   

   A UN human rights report released Friday accused Chilean security forces of serious human rights violations against protesters over the past two months, including deaths, torture, sexual abuse and the use of excessive force.

2. Boris Johnson's big win may 'get Brexit done' but damaging fights loom

   

   Boris Johnson's victory has dramatically redrawn the U.K.'s electoral map and earned the Conservatives the majority needed to leave the EU. But seat gains by Scottish and Irish nationalists leave the party open to drawn-out fights on a new front.

3. U.S. Supreme Court to hear dispute over subpoenas for Trump's financial records

   

   The U.S. Supreme Court said Friday it will hear President Donald Trump's pleas to keep his tax, bank and financial records private, a major tussle between the president and Congress that also could affect the 2020 presidential campaign.

4. U.S. will phase out tariffs on China as part of new trade deal

   

   U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese officials said Friday that they have agreed to the first phase of a trade deal that included cutting U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods.

5. Canadian skin banks ready to help New Zealand treat volcanic eruption victims

   

   International tissue banks have mobilized to help New Zealand meet its need for an estimated 1.2 million square centimetres of skin to be grafted onto victims of Monday's eruption on White Island, which killed 16 people.