Japan will invite Trump to visit Japan May 25-28
Japan will invite U.S. President Donald Trump to visit Japan May 25 to 28, its top government spokesman said on Friday.
Trump will travel to Japan on May 25-28: White House
U.S. President Donald Trump will travel to Japan on May 25-28 for meetings with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo, the White House said in a statement on Thursday.
Woman killed after shots fired in Londonderry riot
A woman was killed after shots were fired during rioting in the Northern Irish city of Londonderry on Thursday that saw police attacked by petrol bombs and other missiles.
Ecuador judge orders detention for ex-minister connected to Assange
A judge in Ecuador has ordered former foreign minister Ricardo Patino be held in pre-trial detention on a so-called instigation charge, the attorney general’s office said on Thursday, but the ex-official’s whereabouts are unknown.
U.S., Russia say cannot support a U.N. call for Libya truce: diplomats
The United States and Russia both said on Thursday they could not support a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire in Libya at this time, diplomats said, as mortar bombs crashed down on a suburb of the Libyan capital, Tripol…
Protesters converge on Sudan defense ministry to demand civilian rule
Huge crowds formed outside Sudan’s defense ministry on Thursday, joining a sit-in protest to demand that the country’s transitional military council hand power to civilians.
Islamic State cites 69 casualties from Nigerian army and African troops
Islamic State (IS) has recorded 69 casualties from the Nigerian Army and troops from an African anti-militant force in attacks over the past week, the Jihadist group said in its weekly paper on Thursday.
Mali government resigns after massacre, insecurity
Mali’s prime minister and his whole government resigned on Thursday, four weeks after a massacre of some 160 Fulani herders by an ethnic vigilante group shocked the nation.
Islamic State claims its first Congo attack
Islamic State claimed its first attack in Congo on Thursday, and declared it the “Central Africa Province” of the “Caliphate,” after two Congolese soldiers and a civilian were killed in a shootout.
Brazil president says he wants the Amazon to be exploited ‘in a reasonable way’
Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday that he wanted the country’s vast Amazon rainforest to be exploited “in a reasonable way” and criticized the creation of new indigenous reserves by previous governments.
