Iran has highly accurate missiles which it has not publicized: deputy defense minister
Iran has produced highly accurate missiles which it has not publicized, Iranian Deputy Defence Minister General Qassem Taqizadeh said on Friday, according to the semi-official Fars news agency.
Syrian army takes towns in northwest that rebels held for years
Syrian troops on Friday reclaimed a cluster of towns they had lost early in the eight-year-old war, pressing their offensive in the northwest, the country’s last big rebel stronghold.
Italy’s 5-Star plays hardball with PD as government talks begin
The anti-establishment 5-Star Movement sought to gain the initiative as it began formal talks on Friday with the opposition Democratic Party (PD) to try to form a coalition to end Italy’s government crisis.
Italy 5-Star not planning talks with former ally League-lawmaker
Italy’s 5-Star Movement will not hold talks with its former government ally the League while it tries to reach a deal on forming a new coalition with the Democratic Party (PD), a top lawmaker said on Friday.
Russia’s Chechnya inaugurates what it says is Europe’s largest mosque
Authorities in the Russian region of Chechnya on Friday inaugurated what they said was the largest mosque in Europe in a pomp-filled ceremony attended by local and foreign officials.
Italy’s PD government talks with 5-Star give reason for hope: lawmaker
Italy’s main center-left opposition party expressed hope on Friday that it could reach a deal with one of its avowed political enemies the 5-Star party to form a new government.
Brazilian army is ready to protect the Amazon rainforest, says general
The Brazilian army is ready to defend the Amazon rainforest, Edson Leal Pujol, head of the armed forces, said on Friday amid increasing international pressure and calls for tough action to combat fires sweeping through the forest.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro says army may help fight Amazon fires
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro said on Friday the army may be enlisted to help combat fires sweeping through the Amazon rainforest, as international condemnation and calls for tough action to quell the unfolding crisis continued to mount.
G7 advisers discuss ‘concrete measures’ on Amazon fires: France
Advisers to G7 leaders are discussing concrete measures to be decided on during the Group of Seven industrialized countries’ summit this weekend in France, a French diplomatic source said on Friday.
Climate activists demonstrate outside Brazil embassies in Paris and London
Several hundred environmental activists demonstrated on Friday outside the Brazilian embassy in Paris as a clash between the two countries’ leaders over the issue of climate change intensified, while similar protests took place in London.
