Israeli interceptor missile shoots down drone at Syrian frontier: witness
Israel’s military said it had fired a missile at a drone that approached from Syria on Friday, and a witness on the Syrian side of the frontier said the aircraft had been brought down.
Putin and Abbas to discuss U.S. embassy transfer to Jerusalem
Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Moscow on Saturday, Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters on Friday.
Mass French police deployment as Bastille Day meets World Cup
France will close the Eiffel Tower and mobilize 110,000 security staff as the weekend World Cup soccer final and Bastille Day festivities are expected to send hundreds of thousands of people into the streets, from Paris to the smallest of villages.
U.S. rejects French request for Iran exemptions as reinsurer Scor pulls out
The United States has rejected a French request for waivers for its companies operating in Iran that Paris sought after President Donald Trump imposed sanctions on the Islamic Republic, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire told Le Figaro.
Russia summons Greek ambassador over expulsion of its diplomats
Russia’s foreign ministry said on Friday that it had summoned the Greek ambassador to Moscow to protest against the expulsion of two Russian diplomats by Athens.
Putin to take part in BRICS summit in South Africa: Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to visit South Africa for a summit of BRICS countries on July 26-27, Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov said on Friday.
Russia’s Putin to meet Hungary’s Orban in Moscow on Sunday
Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to hold talks with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Moscow on Sunday, Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters on Friday.
Putin, Macron to discuss in Moscow NATO and Helsinki summits
The Kremlin expects French President Emmanuel Macron to brief Vladimir Putin on the recent NATO summit when the leaders meet in Moscow on Sunday, the day of the soccer World Cup final, a Kremlin official told reporters on Friday.
Zimbabwe suspends top prosecutor: state media
Zimbabwe has suspended its top prosecutor, Ray Goba, for failing to prosecute high-profile corruption cases among other allegations, state media said on Friday.
Noose work if you can get it: Sri Lanka to hire two hangmen
Sri Lanka said on Friday it plans to hire two hangmen, two days after President Maithripala Sirisena said he might sign off on the execution of convicted drug traffickers arranging drug deals from jail.
