Pence to postpone China policy speech ahead of Trump-Xi Meeting: WSJ
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence will postpone his planned speech on China policy next week to avoid stoking additional tensions ahead of President Donald Trump’s planned meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping next week, the Wall Street Journal report…
Georgia accuses Russia over unrest as political crisis brews
Georgia and Russia traded blame on Friday for an outbreak of unrest in Tbilisi sparked by the visit of a Russian lawmaker as opposition parties tried to capitalize on public anger over the incident to press wider political demands.
At least 30 dead in fire at Indonesia matchstick factory
At least 30 people died on Friday after a fire swept through a small factory producing matchsticks in Indonesia’s North Sumatra province, authorities said.
U.S. asks U.N. Security Council to meet on Iran on Monday
The United States has asked the United Nations Security Council to meet on Iran behind closed-doors on Monday, diplomats said.
WFP hopeful Yemen’s ‘good’ Houthis will prevail to allow food aid suspension to end
United Nations food chief David Beasley said on Friday he was hopeful that “good Houthis” would prevail to allow the agency to lift its partial suspension of aid in Yemen and prevent the collapse of the entire humanitarian system.
Spain’s top court finds ‘Wolf Pack’ guilty of rape
Spain’s Supreme Court on Friday found five men who attacked a teenager at a bull-running festival guilty of rape, overturning a previous sentence for the lesser crime of sexual assault that led to protests across Spain over chauvinism and sexual abuse….
Brazil’s Bolsonaro changes view, says could run for re-election
Less than six months since he took office, right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro says he could run for a second term even though he promised during the election campaign to do away with re-election for Brazilian presidents.
Italy should name new EU affairs minister next week
The Italian government will probably name a new European Affairs minister by the end of next week, Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini said on Friday.
‘New blood’ in Ukraine parliament will ease reform path: Zelenskiy party chief
Ukraine can pass reforms to make politicians more accountable and lift a ban on the sale of farmland after lawmakers hostile to change are tossed out in a July snap election, the head of President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s party told Reuters.
Ukraine president’s party keeps commanding poll lead ahead of July election
The new party set up by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who took office last month, maintained a commanding lead in an opinion poll published on Friday ahead of a snap parliamentary election next month.
