Dozens of migrants drown off Tunisia coast after leaving Libya
At least 65 migrants drowned on Friday when their boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea off the Tunisian coast after they had left Libya hoping to reach Europe, the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR said.
Italy seizes charity boat after it brings migrants ashore
Interior Minister Matteo Salvini let a charity boat carrying 30 rescued migrants dock at an Italian port on Friday, but said the vessel would be impounded and not let out to sea again.
Italy’s far-right League losing momentum before EU elections: opinion polls
Support for Italy’s far-right League has fallen following weeks of feuding with its coalition partner the 5-Star Movement, opinion polls showed on Friday in the run-up to elections for the European Parliament in late May.
Tusk sees chances of UK remaining in EU at 20-30%: daily
European Council President Donald Tusk said he sees the chances of Britain staying in the European Union after all at 20-30% as Britons had begun a genuine debate whether to leave or to remain only after their 2016 Brexit referendum.
Iran sent oil shipment to Syria, easing fuel crisis: source
Syria received its first foreign oil supplies for six months last week, with the arrival of two shipments including one from Iran, a source familiar with Iranian oil shipments said, easing the war-torn country’s fuel crisis.
South Africa’s ANC leads with 57.38% of vote after 90% of voting districts counted
The African National Congress (ANC) held a commanding lead on Friday in South Africa’s parliamentary election with 90% of the voting districts counted, according to the electoral commission’s website.
Iran cleric says U.S.’fleet can be destroyed with one missile’, ISNA news agency
A senior Iranian cleric said in a Friday prayers sermon that the United States’ navy fleet could be “destroyed with one missile”, as a U.S aircraft carrier headed to the Gulf, the semi-official news agency ISNA reported.
At least 70 migrants drown off Tunisia coast: state agency TAP
At least 70 migrants drowned on Friday when their boat sank in international waters off the Tunisian coast, and 16 were saved, the state-run Tunis Afrique Presse agency said.
Portugal parliament rejects teacher pay rises, avoids PM resignation
Portugal’s parliament rejected on Friday proposed retroactive pay hikes for teachers, quelling the prospects of a political crisis following last week’s threat by the government to resign if the measure was approved.
Pompeo will meet with Russia’s Putin, Lavrov during visit to Russia
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to Russia on May 12-14, where he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, the State Department said on Friday.
