UK PM May to speak to EU leaders over weekend, no travel plans
British Prime Minister Theresa May intends to speak to European Union leaders by telephone this evening and over the weekend, but has no plans to travel to Brussels to try to obtain last minute changes to her Brexit agreement.
Italy’s Salvini says government won’t revisit rail link row before Monday
Italy’s coalition will not open new discussions over a fiercely contested high-speed rail link with France before Monday, Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini said.
Hungary’s Orban says his party could quit EU’s conservative bloc
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday his nationalist Fidesz party may leave Europe’s main conservative group over a row about anti-EU election campaigning.
EU says intensive talks with Britain ongoing, EU has already offered ideas
There are intensive talks between the European Union and Britain to help get the already negotiated Brexit agreement through the British parliament next week, but the EU has already presented its ideas, a Commission spokesman said on Friday.
Train and metro services halted in Algerian capital ahead of protests
Algerian authorities halted train and metro services in the capital Algiers on Friday amid heavy security ahead of expected protests against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika.
Anti-Pakistan wave helps Modi salvage some votes from India’s unhappy farms
Bleeding support in the countryside because of falling farm incomes, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi could still persuade just enough rural voters to give him a second term after ordering an air strike inside Pakistan last month.
Iranian navy thwarts pirate attack on oil tanker: state TV
Iranian naval forces intervened to repel pirates who attacked an Iranian oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden, state television reported on Friday.
Swedish court convicts man for plot to carry out bombing
A Swedish court convicted a man on Friday of plotting to carry out a bombing in the name of Islamic State, sentencing him to seven years in prison followed by expulsion from the country.
Young Pakistani seeking justice for ‘honor killings’ shot dead by nephew, police say
Pakistani police on Friday identified the suspected killer of a young rights campaigner, who fought for seven years for justice for five possible victims of so-called honor killings, as his nephew.
Factbox: Votes, boats and elephants: India’s colossal election by the numbers
India is expected to hold a general election starting next month in the world’s largest democratic exercise, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking a second straight term.
