South Sudan lifts state of emergency in north: state radio
President Salva Kiir has lifted a state of emergency in northern parts of South Sudan, state radio reported on Friday, part of efforts to help end civil conflict.
South Sudan parties extend period to form unity government by six months: IGAD
South Sudan parties have on Friday agreed to extend the period to form a unity government by six months, regional group IGAD said in a statement.
Malawi sentences man to death for murder of albino teenager
A man was sentenced to death in Malawi on Friday for killing an albino teenager in a case has become a campaign issue ahead of a national election this month, with the opposition accusing the government of inaction.
Trump says he, Putin discussed nuclear deal that would reduce weapons
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday following his call with Russian President Vladimir Putin that Moscow and Washington were discussing a nuclear deal that would reduce the number of weapons.
U.S. intelligence on Venezuela ‘very good,’ acting defense chief says
Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan dismissed concerns about a potential intelligence failure on Venezuela like the one that preceded the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq, and said top U.S. officials had held talks at the Pentagon on Friday.
First openly gay DUP candidate elected in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party, which has consistently opposed the introduction of gay marriage in the British region, on Friday welcomed the election of its first openly gay candidate.
Portugal PM threatens to resign if parliament passes teachers’ pay hike
Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa threatened to resign on Friday after his leftist allies abandoned the government in a preliminary parliamentary vote that could undermine efforts to balance the budget by raising teachers’ salaries retroactively….
Trump says had ‘long and very good’ talk with Russia’s Putin
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he had a “very productive” call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on issues ranging from North Korea, Ukraine and Venezuela to trade and nuclear weapons.
Defying Macron, Austria’s Kurz says ax European Parliament’s Strasbourg site
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has called for the European Parliament to stop traveling to Strasbourg for a week each month, as part of a wider proposal to overhaul the treaty underpinning the European Union.
Local elections deliver Brexit bashing for Britain’s May and opposition
English voters frustrated with the deadlock over Brexit punished both Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservatives and the main opposition Labour Party in local elections, results showed on Friday.
