No meeting planned between India, Pakistan PMs at regional summit: India foreign ministry
There is no bilateral meeting planned between the prime ministers of India and Pakistan at a regional summit next week, India’s foreign ministry spokesman Rajeev Kumar said on Thursday.
Death toll from violence in Sudan rises to 61: health ministry
The official death toll in Sudan from violence that erupted on Monday has risen to 61, the director general of the Health Ministry said on Thursday, up from a previous toll of 46.
Factbox: U.S. arms sales to Taiwan in past decade
The United States is pursuing the sale of more than $2 billion worth of tanks and other weapons to Taiwan, sources familiar with the situation told Reuters, prompting anger from China.
EU mini-summit set to discuss top jobs succession
Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel will host five other EU government leaders in Brussels on Friday as part of efforts to hammer out a compromise over new appointments to top posts in the European Union.
Factbox: Deal, no deal or delay: what will UK PM May’s successor do about Brexit?
Who are the candidates vying for British Prime Minister Theresa May’s job and what have they said about Brexit?
Report on tanker attacks to be presented to U.N. Security Council: Sky News Arabia
The United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Norway will present to the U.N. Security Council on Thursday the results of a joint probe into attacks targeting four tanker vessels off the UAE coast last month, UAE-owned channel Sky News Arabia reported.
‘Incompetent climbers’ drive Everest death toll, top mountaineer says
Stepping over long-dead bodies of frozen climbers as he sought to reach the summit of Everest was something for which Nick Hollis was mentally prepared. But even this seasoned mountaineer could not have imagined there would be so many fresh ones.
Japan to explain need for planned tax hike to G20 members: government spokesman
Japan will explain to G20 members its plan to proceed with a planned sales tax hike in order to fund social security for all generations, the top government spokesman said on Thursday.
Russia says ‘extremists’ in Sudan must be subdued: RIA
Russia said on Thursday it opposed foreign intervention in Sudan and the authorities in Khartoum must subdue what it described as extremists, Russia’s RIA news agency reported.
Putin July visit to pope could pave way for Russia trip
Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet Pope Francis next month, the Vatican said on Thursday, an encounter that could help pave the way for an historic papal trip to Russia.
