Italy disembarks some migrants from rescue ship Mare Jonio but won’t lift ban
Italian coastguards have transferred women and children from a rescue boat to the island of Lampedusa but 34 other migrants remain on board, the charity operating the vessel said, as Italy maintains its ban on migrant ships docking at its ports.
Tens of thousands of Pakistanis hold anti-India demonstration over Kashmir
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.
Location for additional U.S. troops in Poland already agreed: minister
Poland has agreed with the United States where additional U.S. troops will be deployed on its soil, Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said on Friday, a day after President Donald Trump canceled a trip to Warsaw as a hurricane headed toward Florida.
Indian state on alert ahead of publication of citizenship register
Tens of thousands of paramilitary personnel and police were deployed in India’s border state of Assam on Friday, the eve of the publication of a citizenship register that could leave millions of people stateless, many of them Muslims.
Ebola death toll in east Congo outbreak climbs above 2,000
The death toll from Democratic Republic of Congo’s year-long Ebola outbreak has climbed above 2,000, government data showed on Friday, as responders battle to overcome community mistrust and widespread security problems.
Ireland, Britain dispute existence of ‘credible’ Brexit backstop plans
Ireland said on Friday Britain had not made credible proposals on replacing the Irish border backstop arrangement in Brexit talks, an accusation dismissed by the British government, which said London was putting forward alternatives.
British PM’s Brexit position ‘totally unreasonable’, Ireland says
Britain’s prime minister is pursuing a “totally unreasonable” position on Brexit that the EU cannot facilitate and the radical change of approach puts the onus on London to find a way out, Ireland’s foreign minister said on Friday.
Still time to block no-deal Brexit: senior UK lawmaker
A Conservative lawmaker at the center of legislative efforts to block a no-deal Brexit on Oct. 31 said he still believed there was time to succeed, despite Boris Johnson’s suspension of parliament.
China, Japan, South Korea to step up cultural ties despite rows
The culture and tourism ministers of South Korea, Japan and China agreed on Friday to step up cultural, sports and people-to-people exchanges despite tensions over trade and their shared history.
Senior Chinese diplomat to visit North Korea next week
The Chinese government’s top diplomat, State Councillor Wang Yi, will visit North Korea next week, the foreign ministry said on Friday, at a time of international concern about a series of missile launches and tests by Pyongyang.
