Hungary depriving rejected asylum seekers of food: U.N.
Hungary is deliberately depriving rejected asylum seekers of food as they await deportation, in violation of international law, the United Nations human rights office said on Friday, calling on authorities to end the practice.
Cyclone slams Indian temple town after a million people flee east coast homes
A cyclone barreled into eastern India on Friday, bringing down trees and power lines and “extensively” damaging the tourist town of Puri, but there were no early reports of casualties with a million people evacuated before it made landfall.
Norway PM to announce changes to cabinet
Norway’s Prime Minister Erna Solberg will announce changes to the line-up of her center-right coalition cabinet on Friday, the government said in a statement, without providing further detail.
India’s strongest storm since 2014 now weakening, says weather office
Cyclone Fani, the strongest storm to hit India since 2014, is weakening after barreling into the eastern coastal state of Odisha, the chief of the weather office said on Friday.
Japan’s Abe signals shift on North Korea, says will meet Kim without conditions: media
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said he is ready to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un without conditions to end long-running mistrust between their countries, the Sankei newspaper reported on Friday.
Message of local UK elections is sort out Brexit: Labour’s finance spokesman
The message from the early results of local elections in England is that Britain’s exit from the European Union needs to be resolved, the finance spokesman of the opposition Labour Party said on Friday.
Britain’s two main parties punished over Brexit in local election: partial results
British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservatives and the opposition Labour Party were both punished in a local election by English voters who blame them for the deadlock over Brexit, partial results showed on Friday.
Don’t tell us to lay down arms, tell the Americans, Afghan Taliban say
The U.S. special peace envoy for Afghanistan should stop calling on Taliban militants to lay down their arms and convince the United States to end the use of force instead, the Taliban said on Friday.
Thai king to pay respect to Buddha image, light auspicious candle on eve of coronation
King Maha Vajiralongkorn is to pay his respects on Friday to one of Thai Buddhism’s most sacred relics, the Emerald Buddha, and later light an auspicious candle as he conducts the final rituals before his three days of coronation events.
Malaysia frees Vietnamese woman accused of poisoning North Korean leader’s half-brother
A Vietnamese woman who spent more than two years in a Malaysian prison on suspicion of killing the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was freed on Friday, her lawyer said.
