U.S. Central Command says no U.S. military drones shot down
All Pentagon drones are accounted for, the U.S. Central command said in a statement on Friday, following reports from Iran’s state news agency that Iranian forces had shot down a foreign country’s drone.
Fresh clashes erupt in Baghdad despite call for calm by top cleric
Fresh clashes between Iraqi security forces and anti-government protesters broke out in Baghdad on Friday despite a call for calm by the country’s top Shi’ite Muslim cleric, as authorities grapple with the country’s biggest crisis in years.
Mauritius elects incumbent PM for five-year term
Mauritius’ ruling Militant Socialist Movement (MSM) has won more than half of the seats in parliament, securing incumbent Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth a five-year term, the final election results showed on Friday.
UK police name Vietnamese truck victims; consulting over repatriation of bodies
British police released the names of the 39 Vietnamese victims found dead in the back of a truck near London last month and said consultations had begun with Hanoi over repatriation of the bodies.
Russia says Iran’s enrichment move does not threaten non-proliferation: Ifax
Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Friday that Iran’s latest move to scale back its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal did not pose a threat to the non-proliferation regime, Interfax news agency reported.
UK Labour says ‘no deals’ as SNP urges new Scottish independence vote
Britain’s main opposition Labour Party said it is not doing any deals as the Scottish National Party (SNP) set a second independence vote as a condition for backing Labour if next month’s general election gives no one a majority in parliament.
Trump’s presence at Madrid climate change talks would be a ‘surprise’: Spain’s energy minister
Spain’s acting energy minister said on Friday it would be a “surprise” if Donald Trump attended the upcoming United Nations’ COP25 climate change summit in Madrid.
Syrian talks to reconvene in Geneva on November 25: U.N. envoy
A U.N. envoy concluded an opening round of talks on the political future of Syria on Friday meant to bring political reconciliation after 8-1/2 years of war, saying they went better than expected and would reconvene later this month.
Strikes on Syrian medical facilities appear deliberate: U.N.
More than 60 medical facilities have been hit in Syria’s Idlib province in the past six months, including four this week, and appear to have been deliberately targeted by government-affiliated forces, a U.N. rights spokesman said on Friday.
Protesters peacefully mourn dead student across Hong Kong
Protesters gathered across Hong Kong to mourn a university undergraduate who died on Friday after falling in a car park during pro-democracy demonstrations this week, a death that could yet trigger more unrest.
