Russia: No U.S. mention of extending START treaty during recent talks – RIA
The United States did not express its preparedness to extend the 2010 New START treaty during talks between Moscow and Washington, the RIA news agency cited Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying on Friday.
Israel to discuss with U.S. reported Sinai peacekeeper cutback plan: Israeli minister
Israel said on Friday it would discuss with its closest ally the United States a newspaper report that the U.S.-led peacekeeping force in the Egyptian Sinai may be scaled back, calling its nearly four-decade-old presence “important”.
Spain’s coronavirus daily death tolls rises again on Friday
Spain’s daily death toll from the coronavirus rose to 229 on Friday, up from 213 on the previous day, the health ministry reported.
Swedish prosecutor to probe deaths at Stockholm care home amid virus outbreak
Swedish prosecutors said on Friday they would start a preliminary investigation into a care home in the Stockholm area where a large number of elderly residents have died during the recent outbreak of the novel coronavirus.
Iran quake of magnitude 5.1 kills two, injures 38
Two people died and 38 were injured when a 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck northern Iran in the early hours of Friday and people fled their homes in panic, state television reported.
Taliban blow up police chief in latest Afghanistan attack
Afghanistan’s Taliban insurgents killed a provincial police chief and two others in a roadside bomb attack, the local governor said on Friday, in the latest violence hindering a U.S.-brokered peace process.
Russian hackers accessed emails from Merkel’s constituency office: Der Spiegel
Russia’s GRU military intelligence service appears to have got hold of many emails from Chancellor Angela Merkel’s constituency office in a 2015 hack attack on Germany’s parliament, Der Spiegel magazine reported on Friday, without citing its sources.
Social distancing signs around the world show the new normal
They range from simple spray-painted circles on the ground in a Mogadishu market to bright and breezy floor stickers in a Dubai mall, which blow a kiss and urge: “Hey there beautiful, don’t forget to keep a safe distance.”
Israel, U.S. to discuss reported Sinai peacekeeper drawdown plan: Israeli minister
Israel said on Friday it would discuss with its closest ally the United States a newspaper report that the U.S.-led peacekeeping force in the Egyptian Sinai may be drawn down, calling its nearly four-decade-old presence “important”.
Grappling with coronavirus, Malaysia’s premier to face confidence vote
Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin will face a confidence vote in parliament on May 18, having been focused on fighting an outbreak of the coronavirus in Malaysia since emerging at the head of a new coalition a little over two months ago.
