UAE senior official supports investigation of “massacre” in Sudan
The United Arab Emirates is concerned about the “massacre” in Sudan and supports calls for an investigation, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash said on Friday.
Putin says will try to help Trump and North Korean leader resume talks
President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia would try to help U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un resume talks in an effort to find a breakthrough in their row over Pyongyang’s nuclear program.
China’s Xi calls Donald Trump his friend
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday called U.S. President Donald Trump his friend and said he believed the United States was not interested in rupturing economic ties with China.
New UK leader must still fix Irish border after Brexit: EU’s Barnier
Any new British prime minister will still face the problem of what to do about the Irish border when Britain leaves the European Union, the EU’s Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said on Friday.
UK’s May steps down as party chief, igniting leadership race
British Prime Minister Theresa May stepped down as leader of the governing Conservatives on Friday, officially triggering a contest to replace her that could see her party embrace a tougher stance on Brexit.
France schedules Charlie Hebdo attack trial for April 2020
The trial of accessories to deadly attacks in January 2015 on French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and other targets has been scheduled to start in April 2020, a lawyer for the victims said on Friday.
Putin stands by China, criticizes U.S., in trade, Huawei disputes
Aggressive U.S. tactics such as a campaign against Chinese telecoms firm Huawei will lead to trade wars – and possibly real wars – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday, in a show of solidarity with China alongside its leader Xi Jinping.
U.S. to stop training Turkish F-35 pilots because of Russia deal: sources
The United States has decided to stop accepting any more Turkish pilots who had planned to train in the United States on F-35 fighter jets, three U.S. officials said, in a sign of an escalating dispute over Ankara’s plans to purchase Russian air defens…
UK PM frontrunner fends off court case over Brexit campaign bus claim
Judges at London’s High Court on Friday threw out an attempt to prosecute Boris Johnson, the frontrunner to succeed Theresa May as prime minister, for allegedly lying about the financial benefits of Brexit during the 2016 EU referendum campaign.
UK’s May formally confirms resignation as Conservative leader
British Prime Minister Theresa May formally notified her Conservative Party on Friday that she had resigned as party leader, opening the way for a succession contest that will determine the country’s next prime minister.
