Leader of Kenyan drug organization sentenced to 25 years in U.S.
A U.S. judge sentenced a leading Kenyan drug trafficker, Baktash Akasha, to 25 years in prison on Friday after he pleaded guilty last year to conspiracy to import heroin and methamphetamine and other crimes.
U.S. Rep. Tlaib rejects West Bank visit, citing Israel’s ‘oppressive conditions’
U.S. congresswoman Rashida Tlaib on Friday rejected an offer by Israel to let her travel to the West Bank, the latest twist in a dispute drawing Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu together against U.S. Democrats ahead of elections in both countries.
China says U.N. council members think India, Pakistan should refrain from unilateral action in Kashmir
U.N. Security Council members believe India and Pakistan should refrain from taking unilateral action over the disputed region of Jammu and Kashmir, China’s U.N. envoy said on Friday after the council met on the issue for the first time in decades.
UK’s Johnson to meet Macron, Merkel next week: Guardian
British leader Boris Johnson will travel to meet his French and German counterparts on Tuesday and Wednesday next week, in his first foreign engagements since becoming prime minister last month, a Guardian reporter said on Friday.
Veteran UK politicians asked to lead potential anti-Brexit government
Veteran British lawmakers from the ruling Conservative and opposition Labour parties have both said they would be willing to lead an emergency government to halt a no-deal Brexit, the leader of the pro-EU Liberal Democrats said on Friday.
Democratic, Republican lawmakers back $8 billion F-16 sale to Taiwan
Congress should move quickly with an $8 billion sale of F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan as China “seeks to extend its authoritarian reach” over the region, leading U.S. Democratic and Republican lawmakers said on Friday.
Deforestation in Brazil, vote in Argentina endanger EU-Mercosur pact
Brazil’s backsliding on Amazon conservation under right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro and a likely Peronist return to power in Argentina could delay or even derail ratification of an EU-Mercosur trade agreement that took two decades to negotiate.
Yemen’s Houthis launch drone attacks on Saudi’s Abha airport: military spokesman
Yemen’s Houthis launched more drone attacks on Saudi Arabia’s Abha international airport on Friday, the Iran-aligned group’s military spokesman said.
U.N. council members think India, Pakistan should refrain from unilateral action in Kashmir: China
U.N. Security Council members believe India and Pakistan should refrain from taking unilateral action over the disputed region of Jammu and Kashmir, China’s U.N. envoy said on Friday after the council met on the issue for the first time in decades.
Italy’s Salvini dismisses fears for health of stranded migrants
A charity rescue ship carrying 134 migrants, mostly Africans, was stranded off the coast of Italy on Friday as a political battle in Rome stopped it from docking and even the medical conditions of those on board were disputed.
