Ousted Pakistani PM Sharif gets 10-year jail term ahead of polls
A Pakistani court on Friday sentenced ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to 10 years in prison for corrupt practices linked to his family’s purchase of upscale London flats, in a major blow to his party ahead of general elections on July 25.
Syrian army seizes border crossing with Jordan – Hezbollah-run media
Syrian government forces seized control of the Nassib border crossing with Jordan on Friday, a military news service run by the Lebanese group Hezbollah said, after Russia concluded a surrender agreement with rebels in the area.
With Assad on march, Syria rebels say cease fire agreed
South Syrian rebels said on Friday they had agreed to cease fire and start handing over heavy weapons in a deal mediated by Russia that will restore state sovereignty over areas they hold in Deraa province after a fierce government offensive.
China backs European integration, Li says before summit with eastern states
China backs EU integration and wants to use a weekend summit with central and eastern Europe to boost cooperation with the region, not undermine the 28 member bloc, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Friday.
Ousted Pakistani PM Sharif gets jail sentence in absentia ahead of polls
A Pakistani court on Friday sentenced ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to 10 years in prison over his family’s purchase of upscale London flats, in a major blow to his party ahead of a general election on July 25.
Seehofer hard line threatens Merkel’s fragile immigration truce
Germany will have to go its own way on immigration if it cannot get other European Union states to sign up to migrant return deals, Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said in remarks that could shatter the fragile peace in Angela Merkel’s government.
In crisis talks, Britain’s May feels more Brexit pressure from EU
The European Union told Britain on Friday there were still too many unanswered questions over Brexit, increasing the pressure on Prime Minister Theresa May as she tries to unite her government over plans to leave the bloc.
Some southern Syrian rebels to leave to north in Russian deal-rebel sources
Syrian rebels in Deraa province who are not willing to reconcile with the government will leave to insurgent-held areas of the north under a Russian-brokered agreement that will also restore Syrian state sovereignty over a border crossing with Jordan, …
Thais fear ‘no chance’ of more survivors from tourist boat, nearly 60 may be dead
Thai rescuers deployed helicopters on Friday to search for 23 people missing after a boat carrying Chinese tourists sank, with one official saying he feared “no chance” of any more survivors, which would mean nearly 60 dead.
Turkey orders 331 soldiers detained in Gulen probes: media, police say
Turkey ordered the detention of 331 soldiers on Friday in two operations targeting alleged supporters of the U.S.-based Islamic cleric who Ankara says orchestrated an attempted coup two years ago, state media and Istanbul police said.
