U.S. delivers ship to Vietnam coast guard
HANOI (Reuters) – The U.S. Coast Guard transferred a high-endurance cutter to its Vietnamese counterpart in Honolulu, the U.S. Embassy in Hanoi said on Friday, in the latest effort to deepen ties with its former foe.
U.N. Cyprus envoy says ending shuttle diplomacy bid for new peace conference
ATHENS (Reuters) – The United Nations’ envoy for divided Cyprus said on Friday he was ending a shuttle diplomacy bid to continue peace talks in Geneva because rival sides had failed to agree on conditions.
UK police say they’ve arrested some key players behind Manchester bombing
LONDON (Reuters) – British police have arrested a “large part of the network” behind this week’s Manchester suicide bombing but more arrests are likely, the country’s top counter-terrorism officer said on Friday.
Egypt launches air raids on Libya after Christians killed
MINYA, Egypt (Reuters) – Egyptian fighter jets carried out strikes on Friday directed at camps in Libya which Cairo says have been training militants who killed dozens of Christians earlier in the day.
Sri Lanka landslides, floods kill at least 25; dozens missing
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Floods and landslides in Sri Lanka have killed at least 25 people while dozens are missing after torrential rain, officials said on Friday, as soldiers fanned out in boats and in helicopters to help with rescue operations.
Exclusive: Somali police get first drones to combat Islamist bombings
MOGADISHU/NAIROBI (Reuters) – A former U.S. intelligence specialist has donated surveillance drones to police in Somalia, aiming to help combat a jump in deadly bombings by al Qaeda-linked Islamist insurgents.
U.S., Japan agree to enhance North Korea sanctions: White House
TAORMINA, Italy (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed on Friday to expand sanctions against North Korea for its continued development of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles, the White House said.
Thai opposition activist says training ‘civilian warriors’ to oust junta
BANGKOK (Reuters) – An exiled Thai opposition activist has issued a defiant call to arms, saying he is training “civilian warriors” to oust the military government in an unusual show of opposition to the junta that took power in a 2014 coup.
Former Greek PM Papademos recovering well after booby-trap blast
ATHENS (Reuters) – Former Greek prime minister Lucas Papademos was recovering well from injuries caused by a booby-trapped package exploding in his car on Thursday, with doctors saying he would stay in hospital for two more days.
Juncker says Trump was not aggressive on German trade surplus
TAORMINA, Italy (Reuters) – European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker denied on Friday that U.S. President Donald Trump had aggressively condemned German trade policies during at meeting in Brussels on Thursday.
