Hungary’s Orban: We need a fresh start for Europe at EP elections
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Friday said that in upcoming European Parliament elections he wanted a new beginning for Europe, “ending the nightmares of a United States of Europe, so Europe once again belongs to Europeans.”
U.S. says a few hundred IS fighters left in Syria fight, no withdrawal timeline
Islamic State is down to its last few hundred fighters and less than a square kilometer of land in a battle for its last Syrian stronghold, although it may have 15,000-20,000 adherents in Syria and Iraq, U.S. envoy James Jeffrey said on Friday.
Honda says any Brexit delay must be long enough to give stability
Japanese carmaker Honda said any delay to Brexit must be long enough to give businesses stability whilst BMW is still preparing for a “worst-case scenario” no-deal Brexit after lawmakers backed postponing Britain’s exit from the EU.
Honda says Brexit delay must be purposeful and long enough to give stability
Japanese carmaker Honda said any delay to Brexit must be “purposeful” and long enough to give business stability, after British lawmakers voted to seek a delay to Britain’s exit from the European Union.
Argentina’s Fernandez, a divisive figure, hunts allies for election comeback
Argentina’s former president, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, is trying to win over rivals as she plots a political comeback to take on incumbent Mauricio Macri and his IMF-backed economic reforms in elections later this year. It’s not proving easy.
Social media platforms say they are taking action to remove NZ shooting content
Social media platforms Facebook and Twitter said on Friday they would take down content involving mass shootings at two New Zealand mosques that killed at least 49 people and wounded more than 20.
Boeing black box review begins in France, aviation world waits
Investigators in France on Friday examined the black boxes of a Boeing 737 MAX that crashed in Ethiopia, as a spooked global airline industry waited to see if the cause was similar to a disaster in Indonesia months before.
Italy’s drive to join China’s Belt and Road hits pot holes
The ancient Silk Road was a network of trading routes that stretched from China to Italy, transporting goods, skills and ideas half way around the world.
Factbox: Draft Italy Belt and Road MOU has broad outlines, few specifics
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte is due to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Chinese President Xi Jinping next week endorsing Beijing’s ambitious “Belt and Road” investment program.
New Zealand mosque shootings kill at least 49, seriously wound 20
At least one gunman killed 49 people and wounded more than 20 during Friday prayers at two New Zealand mosques in the country’s worst ever mass shooting, which Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern condemned as terrorism.
