Factbox: Will Spain’s Sanchez stay on as prime minister?
Spain enters a week of debates and votes which will be vital in determining whether Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez, who has been acting prime minister since an inconclusive election in late April, will be confirmed in the job.
Russian tainted oil suspect seeking political asylum in Lithuania
Roman Ruzhechko, a suspect in a Russian probe into a major oil pipeline contamination earlier this year, has asked for political asylum in Lithuania, a Vilnius district court spokesman told Reuters on Friday.
New Zealand’s Ardern flies commercial after snag hits air force plane
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was forced to fly home on a commercial flight on Friday after a technical snag hit her air force plane, following a two-day trip to Australia, where she spoke of the need to boost regional cooperation.
Suspected arsonist believed his novel was stolen by Japanese studio: media
A man suspected of torching an animation studio and killing 33 people in Japan’s worst mass killing in two decades, carried out the attack because he believed his novel had been plagiarized, media said on Friday.
Japan arson suspect identified after blaze kills 33: NHK
Japanese police have identified the man suspected to have started a fire at an animation studio that killed 33 people as Shinji Aoba, public broadcaster NHK said on Friday.
South Africa’s Zuma will not participate further in corruption inquiry: lawyer
A lawyer for former South African president Jacob Zuma told a corruption inquiry on Friday that Zuma would not take part in the inquiry further because he felt that he was being questioned unfairly.
Kyoto arson attack building had no sprinklers or indoor hydrants: official
The Kyoto Animation company building where 33 people were killed in an arson attack did not have any sprinklers or indoor hydrants installed since they were not legally required by the fire code, a Kyoto Fire Department official said on Friday.
UK’s Johnson will resist calls for Brexit delay, lawmaker Rees-Mogg says
Boris Johnson, the favorite to be the next British prime minister, has the backbone to resist pressure from parliament to delay Brexit again even if it means leaving the European Union without a deal, a leading supporter said on Friday.
Two killings symbolize reach of Kashmir conflict as death toll surges
More than 300 people died in the Kashmir region claimed by India and Pakistan in the first half of the year, according to previously unreported data – one of the deadliest periods in the disputed territory’s recent history.
South African soldiers deployed in Cape Town to help fight gangs
South African soldiers were deployed to gang-ridden Cape Town suburbs on Thursday to help quell escalating violence that has killed hundreds this year and that officials have likened to a war zone, a Reuters cameraman and community activists said.
