Slovenia to hold local elections on November 18
Slovenian parliamentary speaker Matej Tonin declared local elections for November 18 in line with legislation passed last year according to which such votes will always take place on the third Sunday in November.
Air strike on IS-held area kills dozens in Syria: Observatory
An air strike, probably carried out by U.S.-led international forces or Iraq, struck an Islamic State-held area of eastern Syria, killing 54 people including 28 civilians as well as members of the jihadist group, a war monitor said on Friday.
India’s social media monitoring plan worries Supreme Court
A government plan to monitor social media could turn India into a “surveillance state”, the Supreme Court was cited as saying on Friday as it asked the government to respond to such worries within two weeks, a lawyer involved in the case said.
Trump says he and May ‘probably never developed a better relationship’
U.S President Donald Trump said on Friday he and British Prime Minister Theresa May had “probably never developed a better relationship” than during a dinner on Thursday.
Syrian Observatory: air strike death toll climbs to 54
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Friday that the death toll from an air strike in eastern Syria overnight had climbed to 54, including Islamic State fighters and 28 civilians.
U.S.-led coalition or partners may have hit Syrian area: spokesman
The U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State said it or “partner forces” may have conducted strikes on Thursday in a Syrian area where the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said dozens of people had been killed by an air raid.
German government has ‘very high’ confidence in EU’s Juncker: spokesman
The German government has a “very high level of confidence” in European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, government spokesman Steffen Seibert said on Friday.
UK PM May has good relationship with Trump, confident of trade deal: spokeswoman
British Prime Minister Theresa May has a good relationship with Donald Trump and is confident a trade deal can be agreed with the United States after the president criticized her Brexit plans in an interview, her spokeswoman said.
Snarling orange ‘Trump baby’ blimp flies outside British parliament
A blimp depicting Donald Trump as an orange, snarling nappy-wearing baby flew outside the British parliament in London on Friday, launched by critics of the U.S. president who are demonstrating throughout his visit to the country.
U.S. President Trump says relationship with UK is very strong
U.S. President Donald Trump said he would discuss trade and military issues with British Prime Minister Theresa May on Friday, and said the relationship was very strong.
