‘A long way to go’: Australians flee as heat, winds fan huge bushfires
Australia urged nearly a quarter of a million people to evacuate their homes on Friday and prepared military backup as soaring temperatures and erratic winds fanned bushfires across the east coast.
Trump sent North Korea’s Kim birthday wishes: South Korea’s national security adviser
U.S. President Donald Trump sent a happy birthday message to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, South Korea’s National Security Advisor Chung Eui-Yong said on Friday.
India’s top court says indefinite Kashmir internet shutdown is illegal
India’s Supreme Court said on Friday that an indefinite shutdown of the internet in Kashmir was illegal, rebuking the government for the communications lockdown imposed after it withdrew the Muslim majority region’s autonomy in August.
Obamas, not Kardashians, likely to be model as Meghan and Harry seek fresh brand
As newly liberated royals, Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have the world at their feet with the potential to make money in areas ranging from fashion and speaking engagements to forming their own production company.
Ukraine says airliner may have been downed by missile but not confirmed yet
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that the possibility a missile downed a Ukrainian passenger airplane over Iran this week killing all on board had not been ruled out but it had not been confirmed yet.
Iran TV airs footage purportedly of Ukraine airliner’s black boxes
Iranian state television showed footage on Friday purportedly of the two black boxes recovered from the crashed Ukrainian airliner.
German exports to Iran roughly halved in January-November 2019 due to U.S. sanctions
German exports to Iran roughly halved in the first 11 months of 2019 compared with the same period in the previous year due to U.S. sanctions, preliminary data from the Statistics Office showed on Friday.
Iran could have nuclear weapon within one to two years: French minister
Iran could have nuclear weapons in one to two years if the country carries on violating the 2015 nuclear accord, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Friday.
France ready to contribute to Ukrainian jet crash probe: minister
France is available to contribute to the probe on a Ukrainian airliner that crashed on Wednesday in Iran, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Friday.
U.S. army plans to expand Asian security efforts to counter China: Bloomberg
The U.S. Army plans to deploy a specialized task force to the Pacific capable of conducting information, electronic, cyber and missile operations against Beijing, Bloomberg said early on Friday.
