Ethiopia PM Abiy in Sudan to meet with chief of military council
Ethiopia’s prime minister arrived in Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Friday to meet with the chief of Sudan’s Transitional Military Council Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, his office said.
Kremlin to Britain: we won’t change our behavior – Ifax
The Kremlin said on Friday that Britain was responsible for damaging its relations with Russia and rebuffed a call made by London for Moscow to change its behavior on the international stage, Russian news agencies reported.
Indian forces say two ex-police among four militants killed in Kashmir
Indian security forces killed four militants in a gun battle in Kashmir on Friday, police said, including two auxiliary police officers who fled this week to join a decades-long insurgency in the Muslim-majority region.
Russia says U.S. warship nearly caused collision in East China Sea: news agencies
Russia’s Pacific Fleet on Friday accused a U.S. warship of nearly causing a collision with a Russian military vessel in the East China Sea due to what it called dangerous maneuvering, Russian news agencies reported.
Kremlin says Putin and Trump may meet this month in Japan: Ifax
The Kremlin said on Friday it saw a chance that Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump would meet at the G20 meeting in Japan’s Osaka later this month, the Interfax news agency reported.
Spain deports 94 Taiwanese to Beijing for telecom fraud
Ninety-four people from Taiwan landed in Beijing on Friday after being deported from Spain as part of a joint operation against telecom fraud launched three years ago, the Chinese police ministry said in a statement.
China warships leave Sydney after surprise visit ‘raises hackles’
Three Chinese warships sailed out of Sydney on Friday after an unannounced visit that came amid a tussle for influence between Australia and China in the Pacific.
Moscow ready to send more military specialists to Venezuela if needed: RIA
Russia is ready to send more military specialists to Venezuela if needed, Russia’s foreign ministry said according to state news agency RIA.
Papua New Guinea appoints reformer to crucial petroleum portfolio
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape installed a reformer as petroleum minister on Friday, handing him a mandate to overhaul the sector and warning investors to “pack up and leave” if they did not like it.
Opposition Labour narrowly denies Brexit Party its first seat in UK parliament
Britain’s opposition Labour Party narrowly held on to a parliamentary seat in eastern England on Friday, seeing off a challenge from Nigel Farage’s insurgent Brexit Party to win by less than 700 votes.
