U.S., North Korean diplomats meet in Stockholm to ease deadlock
High-ranking diplomats from the United States and North Korea are currently holding talks in Sweden aiming to end the stand-off between the two countries, a diplomatic source told Reuters on Friday.
Lebanon’s FM calls for Syria’s return to Arab League
Lebanon’s Caretaker Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil called on Friday for reinstating Syria into the Arab League.
France to try 14 people over 2015 militant attacks
France will put 14 people on trial over suspected connections to deadly attacks in and around Paris in January 2015, including an attack on the satirical publication Charlie Hebdo, a judicial source said on Friday.
Former Afghan security adviser enters race for president
A former national security adviser entered Afghanistan’s presidential race on Friday, seeking to unseat his former boss President Ashraf Ghani with the promise of a renewed effort to bring peace to the country.
UK court rejects case brought by mother of IS ‘Beatle’ suspect
The mother of one of the British Islamic State militants suspected of murdering western hostages, lost a legal challenge on Friday that it was wrong for Britain to assist a U.S. investigation which could lead to them facing the death penalty.
Protester’s funeral becomes new flashpoint in Sudan unrest
Sudanese police shot live ammunition on Friday as mourners gathered outside the home of a 60-year-old protester who died from a gunshot wound sustained during anti-government demonstrations, a Reuters witness said.
In a first, Malaysia sues state over indigenous peoples’ rights
Malaysia has filed a lawsuit against an opposition-run state for infringing on an indigenous tribe’s land rights by handing out licenses to plantation companies to cut down timber, the first such action by a sitting government.
Russia dismisses Islamic State claim for deadly explosion
Russian investigators on Friday dismissed an Islamic State claim of responsibility for a deadly apartment building blast that killed 39 people, saying that militant groups had a history of falsely taking credit for such incidents.
EU says Britain would need to vote in European elections if no Brexit before July 2
The European Commission indicated on Friday that Britons would need to choose their representatives to the next European Parliament if the country were to stay in the EU beyond the first sitting of the new assembly on July 2.
Thousands flee as militants kill more than 100 soldiers in northeast Nigeria: aid agencies
Armed groups have killed more than 100 soldiers and seized a huge stock of weapons in clashes in northeast Nigeria since Dec. 26, a report by a group of aid agencies said on Friday, weeks ahead of an election in which security is a campaign issue.
