Two Chinese workers kidnapped in Nigeria’s Edo state – police
Unknown gunmen have kidnapped two Chinese workers and killed a policeman in the southern Nigerian state of Edo, a police spokesman said on Friday.
Reforming EU won’t block Balkan enlargement: Merkel
French President Emmanuel Macron’s view that the European Union cannot admit more members until its governance mechanisms have become more efficient need not delay the accession of Balkan countries to the bloc, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said.
Greece seizes record amount of amphetamine Captagon shipped from Syria
Greek authorities have seized what they described as the world’s largest single haul of super-charged amphetamine Captagon pills from Syria worth more than half a billion euros.
Greek conservatives have 10- to 15.5-point lead over Syriza in snap vote: polls
Greece’s conservative New Democracy party has a 10- to 15.5 percentage point lead over the ruling leftist Syriza ahead of a snap election on Sunday, two polls published on Friday showed.
Tunisian PM bans face veils in public institutions after bombing
Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed has banned the wearing of the niqab, the full face veil, in public institutions for security reasons, an official source said on Friday.
Lebanon’s Aoun affirms post-war settlement before funeral
Lebanon’s president on Friday reaffirmed the reconciliation among Lebanese after the 1975-90 civil war, before the funeral of a cabinet minister’s aide killed last week as political tensions flared.
Muslims in Sri Lankan highlands to down shutters as hardline Buddhists meet
Shops owned by Muslim traders in the Sri Lankan central highlands district of Kandy will remain closed on Sunday as thousands of hardline Buddhist monks gather to decide who to back in the country’s upcoming presidential elections.
Seeking reset with journalists, Macron keeps press room inside Elysee
French President Emmanuel Macron will maintain the presidential press room inside the Elysee Palace, backtracking on earlier plans to restrict media access to the heart of French power, as he seeks to fix a bumpy relationship with the media in France.
Sudan’s military council, opposition reach power-sharing agreement
Sudan’s ruling military council and a coalition of opposition and protest groups have agreed to share power for three years and then hold elections, in a deal that brought thousands of people onto the streets to celebrate.
Erdogan says car explosion in Turkey kills three, may be terrorism-related
A car exploded in southeast Turkey near the border with Syria on Friday, killing three Syrian people, President Tayyip Erdogan said, adding that initial findings showed the blast may be terrorism-related.
