UK urges Hong Kong not to aggravate tensions as new laws invoked
British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Friday that political dialogue was the only way to resolve the situation in Hong Kong after the Chinese-ruled city invoked emergency legislation to quell protests.
U.S., Montenegro to sign military deal, Pompeo says
The United States and Montenegro, which joined NATO in 2017, are finalizing their biggest bilateral arms deal, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday.
Death toll surges to 44 as Iraq unrest accelerates; no ‘magic solution’ says PM
The death toll from days of violent demonstrations across Iraq surged to 44 on Friday, most of them killed in the last 24 hours, as unrest rapidly accelerated across the country despite a plea from the prime minister for calm.
Pompeo stops in Montenegro to discuss NATO, no comment on Ukraine
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo began a short trip to two small Balkan countries, Montenegro and North Macedonia, on Friday to discuss their roles in the Western NATO alliance.
One-time UK prime ministerial hopeful, Rory Stewart, steps down
Rory Stewart, a one-time contender to become British prime minister, said on Friday he had resigned from the governing Conservative Party and would not run at the next election.
Ex-UK PM hopeful Stewart to run for Mayor of London as an independent
Rory Stewart, who less than four months ago was running to become prime minister and leader of Britain’s governing Conservative Party, will stand as an independent in the 2020 contest to become Mayor of London, he said on Friday.
Irish foreign minister says no Brexit deal unless UK shifts position
If the British prime minister does not change his position on Britain’s departure from the European Union there will be no Brexit deal, Ireland’s foreign minister said on Friday.
Japanese MP makes waves by linking same-sex marriage to revising constitution
A conservative ally of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has called for discussion on revising Japan’s constitution to allow same-sex marriage, annoying colleagues in the ruling party who are against it and also opposition parliamentarians who say enacting a s…
Hong Kong must protect freedom of assembly: U.N. rights office
The United Nations human rights office said on Friday that any new government measures to cope with protests in Hong Kong must be grounded in law and protect the right to freedom of assembly.
Kremlin hails special relationship with China amid missile system cooperation
The Kremlin said on Friday that Moscow’s move to help Beijing build an early warning system to detect missile attacks showed the two countries had a special relationship.
