Iranian representative coming to Ukraine next week, Kiev says
An Iranian representative will travel to Ukraine next week following the shooting down of a Ukrainian passenger plane near Tehran last week, Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko told parliament on Friday.
Khamenei says Iran’s strikes at U.S. targets show ‘hand of God’
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in a Friday prayers sermon that Iran’s missile strikes on U.S. targets in Iraq showed it had divine support in delivering a “slap on the face” to a world power.
Iran’s Khamenei calls for unity after unrest over plane disaster
Iran’s supreme leader called on Friday for national unity and a high turnout in a February election, after protests erupted following the military’s admission that it had shot down an airliner by mistake during a confrontation with the United States.
‘We can’t wait’: Maldives desperate for funds as islands risk going under
The tropical Maldives may lose entire islands unless it can quickly access cheap financing to fight the impact of climate change, its foreign minister said.
Iran’s Khamenei says Europeans cannot be trusted in nuclear row
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Friday that three European states who were party to a nuclear pact from which the United States has already withdrawn could not be trusted, and their actions to put pressure on Iran would not work.
Khamenei: Iran gave U.S. ‘slap on face’, calls missile strikes ‘day of God’
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in a Friday sermon that Iran’s missile strikes on U.S. targets in Iraq this month delivered a “slap on the face” to the United States, showing the Islamic Republic had divine support.
German population at record high, but growth slowest since 2012
Germany’s population reached a record high of 83.2 million people last year thanks to migration but it grew at the slowest pace since 2012, the statistics office said on Friday as Europe’s largest economy experiences a chronic birth deficit.
Drink like a Mexican kingpin: ‘El Chapo’ beer launched by daughter
Have a cold one, have an “El Chapo” beer. That’s the message of Alejandrina Guzman, whose company has developed a craft beer dedicated to her infamous, incarcerated kingpin father Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman.
As China’s Xi visits Myanmar, ethnic groups rue ‘disrespectful’ investment
The streets of Myanmar’s capital Naypyitaw were festooned with banners celebrating 70 years of Myanmar-China relations ahead of the arrival of President Xi Jinping on Friday for his first visit to the Southeast Asian nation as China’s leader.
Ukrainian government in consultations after PM’s offer to resign
Ukrainian government is holding consultations in light of Prime Minister’s offer to resign, parliamentary speaker Dmytro Razumkov said on Friday.
