Poland’s president wants parliamentary election on Oct 13
Poland’s President Andrzej Duda said on Friday he prefers Oct. 13 for the next parliamentary election which the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party is expected to win again thanks to generous social programs and strong economic growth.
Venezuela government and opposition continue talks in Barbados, says mediator Norway
The government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and the opposition are continuing talks in Barbados to try to find ways to resolve the Latin American country’s political crisis, the Foreign Ministry of mediator Norway said on Friday.
China’s new U.N. envoy says Beijing ready to fight U.S. on trade
China’s new U.N. ambassador warned on Friday that if the United States wanted to fight China on trade “then we will fight,” and signaled that trade tensions could hurt cooperation between the countries on dealing with North Korea.
U.S. to outline plans to help Venezuela after Maduro leaves: U.S. official
U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross will outline Washington’s plans to help rebuild Venezuela in the event President Nicolas Maduro leaves – at a conference in Lima next week, a senior U.S. administration official said on Friday.
London’s Jubilee underground line reopens after incident
London’s Jubilee underground train line reopened on Friday after an investigation of a reported incident raised no security issues, London’s transport authority said.
EU to choose between Dijsselbloem, Georgieva, for IMF; Rehn quits
European Union governments will try on Friday to choose a candidate to lead the International Monetary Fund from a field narrowed to just two, Dutchman Jeroen Dijsselbloem and Bulgaria’s Kristalina Georgieva, after three candidates pulled out of the ra…
No EU candidate gets required majority for IMF nomination: source
A majority of European Union governments gave their support to Kristalina Georgieva as the bloc’s candidate to lead the International Monetary Fund, but she failed to reach a large enough majority to be nominated, an EU official said.
Trump sure Kim ‘does not want to disappoint his friend, President Trump!’
U.S. President Donald Trump sought again on Friday to play down North Korea’s three short-range missiles tests in eight days, saying they did not break any agreement he had with Kim Jong Un and he was sure the North Korean leader did not want to disapp…
Brazil space research chief to leave job after Bolsonaro deforestation spat
The head of Brazil’s space research agency INPE, Ricardo Galvao, is set to leave his job following a public dispute with President Jair Bolsonaro over deforestation statistics, a spokesperson for the science ministry said on Friday.
Cuba reveals health, hotel, other service earnings
Cash-strapped Cuba on Friday for the first time published details of its foreign exchange earnings from services such as telecommunications, hotels, health and education assistance, in an apparent concession to creditors.
