Israeli soldier killed by Gaza militants along Gaza border: Israel
An Israeli soldier died after being shot by Palestinian militants on the Gaza border on Friday, the Israeli military said.
India’s Modi stunned as rival Gandhi crosses parliament to hug him
Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi surprised Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday when he interrupted a no-confidence debate by walking across the parliament floor to give his rival a hug.
Ivory Coast government faces collapse in coalition row
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara’s government faced collapse on Friday after his junior coalition partner said it had expelled party members named to a new cabinet.
Brazil’s Alckmin firms presidential bid with centrist coalition
Business-friendly Brazilian presidential candidate Geraldo Alckmin got the strongest boost yet to his campaign as a centrist coalition agreed to back him, putting forth a potential vice-presidential pick who confirmed the pact on Friday.
Iraqi protester killed at Badr paramilitary branch
A security guard outside a branch of one Iraq’s most powerful paramilitary groups shot and killed a protester on Friday while trying to push back a crowd, police sources said, ratcheting up tensions over a lack of basic services sweeping southern citie…
U.S., European allies map out larger role for F-35 fighter
Lockheed Martin’s F-35 fighter jet is arriving in growing numbers in Europe, and is poised to play a much broader role in missile defense and other warfare plans than conventional fighters, according to U.S. and European officials.
U.S. urges strict U.N. sanctions until North Korea acts on denuclearization
The United States called on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Friday to act on his promise to give up nuclear weapons and said the world, including China and Russia, must continued to enforce sanctions until he does so.
Brexit-backer Arron Banks denies fresh allegation of Russia links
British businessman Arron Banks has denied an allegation made by a former business partner that he approached Russians about investing in his diamond mines, and that the money raised went instead to his campaign to leave the European Union.
German bus attack suspect originally from Iran: local newspaper
A man suspected of injuring several people in a knife attack on a bus in Luebeck on Friday is originally from Iran but is now a German citizen and has lived in the northern city for years, the Luebecker Nachrichten newspaper said.
German police say no indication bus attacker was radicalized
German police said there was no indication that a man who injured people in a knife attack on a bus in the northern city of Luebeck on Friday was politically radicalized.
