Gas explosion kills at least five in apartment block in Slovakia
A gas explosion at an apartment block in the eastern Slovak town of Presov killed at least five people on Friday and injured 39, rescuers said.
Qatar says there have been talks with Saudi Arabia: Al Jazeera
Qatari foreign minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani said on Friday there have been talks with the Saudis, and expressed his hopes for positive results, Qatar’s Al Jazeera media network reported.
Mauritanian coast guard intercepts boat carrying 180 migrants: IOM
A boat carrying up to 180 migrants was intercepted by the Mauritanian coast guard on Friday, the U.N. migration agency said, less than two days after 62 migrants drowned when their vessel sank in the same waters en route from Gambia.
Thunberg says ‘our voices’ being heard but not translating into action
Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg said on Friday the voices of climate strikers are being heard but politicians are still not taking action.
Argentine debt restructuring expert Guzman to be named economy minister: source
Argentina’s in-coming Peronist government will name Columbia University economist Martin Guzman as economy minister as it grapples with high inflation and a looming debt restructuring, a source with knowledge of the situation told Reuters on Friday.
Bosnia postpones repatriation of ex-IS fighters from Syria
Bosnia said on Friday that the repatriation of nine ex-Islamic State fighters, along with wives and children, from Syria that had been planned for this weekend, would be delayed until further notice.
Nigeria files fraud charge in bid to overturn nearly $10 billion penalty
Lawyers for the Nigerian government filed “new and substantive” allegations of fraud with a British court on Friday, carrying on a fight against an arbitration award now worth close to $10 billion, a spokesman for the attorney general said.
Washington blacklists Iran-backed Iraqi militia leaders over protests
The United States on Friday blacklisted three Iran-backed Iraqi paramilitary leaders over their alleged role in killings of anti-government protesters in Iraq and threatened future sanctions if violence against demonstrators continued.
U.S. preparing more sanctions over protests in Iraq: State Department official
The United States is preparing further sanctions over killings of anti-government protesters in Iraq, a senior U.S. State Department official said on Friday.
UK Conservatives’ lead over Labour widens to nine points: Panelbase poll
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party has extended its lead slightly over the opposition Labour Party to nine points, up from eight a week ago, according to a poll by Panelbase.
