Iran rejects French call for wider talks beyond nuclear deal: state TV
Iran rejected French calls for wider international talks over its nuclear and military ambitions, saying on Friday it would only discuss its existing 2015 atomic pact with world powers, state TV reported.
U.S. Navy says Russian destroyer almost collided with cruiser
The U.S. Navy said on Friday a Russian destroyer almost collided with one of its guided missile cruisers in the Philippine Sea in an incident it denounced as “unsafe and unprofessional”.
Explosion in southern town in Sweden injures 19, cause unclear
A powerful explosion in the southern Swedish town of Linkoping on Friday damaged buildings and injured 19 people, police and hospital staff said.
Russian investigative journalist detained in Moscow
A Russian journalist known for investigating corruption among Moscow city officials has been detained by police and accused of drug offenses which he denies, his lawyer and employer said on Friday.
Court should throw out Brexit case against UK PM candidate Johnson: lawyer
A lawyer for Boris Johnson, the favorite to replace Theresa May as British prime minister, told London’s High Court on Friday that an attempt to prosecute him for allegedly lying about Brexit should be thrown out.
Explainer: Why is Japan’s Abe going to Iran? What can he accomplish?
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is due to visit Iran next week in an apparent mediation mission to ease tension between Iran and the United States.
Ethiopian leader Abiy arrives in Sudan to meet head of ruling military council in mediation bid
Ethiopia’s prime minister arrived in Khartoum on Friday to meet the chief of Sudan’s ruling military council in a bid to mediate in the political crisis that has followed the overthrow of President Omar al-Bashir in April.
U.N. rights experts seek inquiry into Philippines killings
United Nations human rights experts called on Friday for an international investigation into unlawful deaths and police killings linked to a crackdown on drugs in the Philippines.
Buildings damaged in apparent explosion in Swedish town of Linkoping
A suspected explosion on Friday damaged buildings in the centre of Linkoping, a town in southern Sweden, police said.
Cambodia’s Hun Sen says Singapore supported genocide
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has accused Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of supporting genocide because of comments Lee made about Vietnam’s 1978 invasion of Cambodia which ended Pol Pot’s genocidal “killing fields” regime.
