We’ll buy arms from Russia, Philippines’ Duterte tells Putin
DANANG, Vietnam (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte thanked Moscow on Friday for its “timely assistance” in defeating pro-Islamic State militants who took over a southern city for months, expressing his willingness to buy Russian weapons.
Catalan parliament speaker pays bail, to be released from prison: court
MADRID (Reuters) – The Catalan parliament’s speaker paid bail of 150,000 euros ($174,780.00) on Friday and will be released from prison after one night there, a Spanish court said.
Abe says agreed with Putin to implement U.N. sanctions on North Korea
DANANG, Vietnam (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Friday that he had agreed with Russian President Vladimir Putin to implement United Nations sanctions on North Korea strictly.
Saudi-led coalition reopens Yemeni al-Wadea border crossing: sources
ADEN (Reuters) – The Saudi-led military coalition fighting against the Houthi movement in Yemen has reopened a land border crossing, easing a blockade imposed on the country earlier this week, a Yemeni official and witnesses said on Friday.
Islamic State takes back half of Syrian town from Syrian army, allies: Observatory
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Friday that Islamic State has taken back control of half of the Syrian town of Albu Kamal.
Euro budget, ESM, banking union stances unresolved in German talks: document
BERLIN (Reuters) – German parties exploring a coalition government remain divided on the issue of a euro zone budget, Europe’s banking union and its ESM bailout fund ahead of a meeting of party leaders later on Friday, according to a draft paper on Eur…
In China’s ‘democracy village’, no one wants to talk any more
WUKAN, China (Reuters) – Surveillance cameras peer at residents from every major street corner. Informants are everywhere, villagers say. And more than a dozen villagers are languishing in prison or detention.
Vatican urges dialogue, consultation over nuclear threats
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – The Vatican on Friday urged world leaders to shun any unilateral action and seek dialogue to respond to the threat of nuclear weapons.
Countering Trump, China’s Xi touts cooperation in Asia-Pacific
DANANG, Vietnam (Reuters) – Asia-Pacific nations must “uphold multilateralism”, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Friday, countering U.S. President Donald Trump’s message at a summit that the United States would stay out of trade deals that surrende…
Hezbollah media: IS leader Baghdadi was reported in Syrian town
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A Hezbollah-run news outlet said on Friday that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was reported present in the Syrian town of Albu Kamal during the Syrian army and its allies’ operation to clear it.
