South Korea’s Moon urges ‘restrained’ language in forced labor row with Japan
South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in told Japanese lawmakers on Friday “cautious, restrained” language is needed when discussing wartime forced labor to avoid “inciting antagonistic emotions” between the people of the two East Asian countries.
Turkey orders arrest of 267 Gulen-linked suspects: Anadolu
Turkish prosecutors ordered the detention of 267 people, mostly military officers and defense industry staff, for suspected links to the U.S.-based Muslim cleric accused of orchestrating a failed coup in 2016, state media said on Friday.
Swedish parliament rejects Lofven in PM vote as deadlock lingers
Sweden’s parliament voted as expected on Friday against giving Social Democrat Stefan Lofven’s center-left coalition a second term in office, bringing a fresh election closer after three months of political deadlock.
Swedish parliament speaker says must prepare for possible snap election
Sweden faces a snap vote unless political parties can end a stand off that has left the country without a new government three months after a general election in September.
EU leaders arrive for second day of summit dominated by Brexit
European Union leaders arrive in Brussels for a second day of day of talks on Brexit, the euro zone, migration and Russia, among others.
UK PM May’s plea for EU help on Brexit cast as failure at home
Prime Minister Theresa May’s attempt to win assurances from the European Union on her Brexit deal was cast at home as a humiliating failure that did nothing to ease the parliamentary deadlock over Britain’s departure from the bloc.
China launches world’s first EPR nuclear project in Taishan
The world’s first third-generation “Evolutionary Power Reactor” (EPR) has gone into operation at Taishan in China’s Guangdong province, the French and Chinese developers behind the project announced on Friday.
U.S., South Korea can’t agree on splitting the bill after Trump’s criticism
The United States and South Korea have failed to agree on a bigger South Korean share of the cost of maintaining U.S. troops, an official said on Friday, as the U.S. military warned Korean workers they might be put on leave if no deal is reached.
Britain’s May meets French president Macron in Brussels
British Prime Minister Theresa May was meeting French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday at an EU summit where her request for assurances to calm a parliamentary rebellion at home were met with a demand for concrete proposals.
U.S.-backed Syrian forces take Islamic State-held town: source, report
Syrian fighters backed by the United States have seized the town of Hajin in eastern Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitoring group and a source in the militia leading the battle said on Friday.
