Islamic State claims suicide bomb attack on separatist fighters in Yemen’s Aden: Amaq
Islamic State claimed responsibility for a suicide bomb attack in the Yemeni port of Aden that killed six southern separatist fighters on Friday, the militant group’s Amaq news agency said.
Greece sees first mass arrival of migrant boats in three years
Over a dozen migrant boats landed on Greece’s Lesbos island within minutes of each other on Thursday in the first such mass arrival from neighboring Turkey in three years, officials said, prompting Greece to summon Turkey’s ambassador.
Netanyahu tells Macron timing wrong for Iran talks: statement
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday to avoid new talks with Israel’s regional arch-foe Iran, his office said, as European leaders pushed to save the 2015 nuclear deal.
Pakistan PM leads demonstration on Kashmir in bid to win over world opinion
Cities around Pakistan came to a standstill on Friday as tens of thousands of people poured onto the streets in a government-led demonstration of solidarity with the disputed region of Kashmir, after India revoked its autonomy this month.
U.S. imposes sanctions on people, firms it says helped North Korea evade sanctions
The United States has imposed sanctions on two people and three firms and has identified a blocked ship that it says helped North Korea evade sanctions, the Treasury Department said on Friday.
Chinese envoy tells U.S. not to meddle in Ukraine’s affairs
China’s ambassador to Ukraine, Du Wei, told the United States on Friday not to interfere in Kiev’s affairs.
Italy’s 5-Star unsettles PD with tough terms for coalition deal
Italy’s 5-Star Movement will enter a coalition with the opposition Democratic Party (PD) only if it agrees to a string of policy demands, the 5-Star leader said on Friday, setting an uncompromising tone for the negotiations.
Italian 5-Star leader sets out conditions for coalition with PD
The leader of Italy’s 5-Star Movement warned on Friday that his party would not join a new government unless its policy program was adopted, striking an uncompromising stance as coalition negotiations continue.
Italy’s PD calls for clarification with 5-Star over government
Andrea Orlando, deputy chief of the opposition Democratic Party (PD) called for clarification with the ruling 5-Star Movement after its leader Luigi Di Maio set tough conditions for forming a new government with the PD.
Suicide bomber kills separatist fighters in Yemen’s Aden: witnesses
A suicide bomber on a motorcycle killed six southern separatist fighters on the outskirts of the Yemeni city of Aden on Friday, witnesses said, part of a surge of violence that has complicated a near five-year-old war and undermined U.N. peace efforts….
