Iran navy launches stealth warship in the Gulf
Iran’s navy on Saturday launched a domestically made destroyer, which state media said has radar-evading stealth properties, as tensions rise with arch-enemy, the United States.
Madagascar president concedes defeat in polls: statement
Madagascar’s president, Hery Rajaonarimampianina, conceded defeat in his bid for a second term after managing a distant third in the first round of voting in the island’s presidential vote.
Trump, China’s Xi poised for high-stakes summit over trade war
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will wrap up a global summit on Saturday with high-stakes talks expected to determine whether they can begin defusing a damaging trade war between the world’s two biggest economies.
India checking report IL&FS employees held hostage by staff in Ethiopia
India has asked Ethiopia to investigate a report that employees of an Indian company, Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services (IL&FS), have been taken hostage by staff in Ethiopia, a government source said on Saturday.
Mexico leftist takes power torn between principles and pragmatism
Veteran leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador assumes the Mexican presidency on Saturday vowing to champion the poor and contain business elites he says have conspired with politicians for years to fuel corruption and lawlessness.
U.S. to send observers to Bangladesh election amid opposition concerns
The United States will send 12 teams of observers and fund thousands of domestic observers to monitor an election in Bangladesh it hopes will be free and fair, a senior official at the U.S. embassy in Dhaka said.
Former President George H.W. Bush dead at 94
Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush, who presided over the end of the Cold War and routed Saddam Hussein’s Iraqi army but lost a chance for a second term after breaking a no-new-taxes pledge, died on Friday at the age of 94.
Caravan migrants in Mexico fill new border shelter after rains force exodus
Hundreds of mostly Central American migrants poured into a new shelter on Friday as bus loads fled a filthy, flooded sports complex on the eve of a presidential inauguration in Mexico that could recast the border crisis with U.S. President Donald Trump…
Saudi crown prince meets South African president on sidelines of G20
Saudi Prince Mohammed Bin Salman met with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Argentina, the Saudi Press Agency said early on Saturday.
North Korean soldier defects to South: South’s military
A North Korean soldier defected to South Korea on Saturday, the South Korean military said, but there were no unusual movements by North Korea’s military in response.
