Argentina demands UK halts military exercise in disputed Falklands
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina complained on Friday about military exercises that Britain is planning this month in the disputed Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic.
Nigerian military confirms attack on state-owned NNPC’s oil pipeline in Delta
YENAGOA, Nigeria (Reuters) – Vandals attacked a crude pipeline belonging to Nigeria’s state oil firm NNPC in the restive Niger Delta, a military spokesman said on Friday.
China steps up rhetoric in criticism of young Hong Kong lawmakers
HONG KONG (Reuters) – China on Friday expressed “great indignation and strong condemnation” of two Hong Kong lawmakers who raised the disputed issue of independence this week at their official swearing-in ceremony.
Drug kingpin Guzman U.S. extradition set for early 2017: senior official
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico expects to extradite captured drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman to the United States at the outset of 2017, a top government official said on Friday, despite ongoing appeals by lawyers to block his departure.
Scotland could control its own migration after Brexit, says Scots minister
GLASGOW, Scotland (Reuters) – Scotland may try to wrest control over migration as part of a new enhanced devolution deal once Britain leaves the European Union, Scotland’s minister for EU negotiations said on Friday.
Migrants begin new life outside France’s ‘Jungle’ camp
MERIGNAC, France (Reuters) – In a dank flat in southwestern France, 23-year-old Nasir stares at a living room wall bare except for a list of emergency numbers and contemplates life for his asylum-seeking family outside the migrant camp in Calais that h…
Week of violence in South Sudan kills 60, government says
JUBA (Reuters) – Fighting in South Sudan killed at least 60 people this week, the military said on Friday, stoking fears the region could plunge back into full-scale war.
Thailand’s King Bhumibol takes final journey past grieving subjects
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Buddhist monks on Friday chanted prayers over the remains of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej at the riverside Grand Palace in Bangkok, ahead of a traditional royal cremation that will need months to prepare.
Militants ambush security convoy in Indian Kashmir, killing two
SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) – Militants ambushed a convoy carrying paramilitary forces in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Friday, killing two security officers and wounding seven others, police said.
Clashes in Somalia kill 11, displace 50,000: U.N.
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Clashes between two semi-autonomous regions of Somalia this week have killed at least 11 people and displaced around 50,000, the United Nations said on Friday, stoking concerns the violence could escalate.
