U.S. strike kills 11 suspected Qaeda militants in Libya: Africom
The U.S. military said on Friday it killed 11 suspected al Qaeda militants in an air strike in Libya’s southwestern desert.
U.S.-backed Syrian fighters say they hold Islamic State leader’s assistant
U.S.-backed fighters in Syria have captured a senior Islamic State leader who served as an assistant to the group’s self-declared “caliph” Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, they said on Friday.
Saudi Crown Prince sidelined in G20 family photo
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was sidelined during the official “family photo” of world leaders and other dignitaries at the Group of 20 summit in Buenos Aires on Friday, standing at the far edge of the group portrait and ignored.
Saudi crown prince meets South Korean and Mexican presidents on G20 sidelines
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto on the sidelines of a G20 summit in Buenos Aires on Friday, Saudi Arabia’s foreign ministry said on twitter.
U.S.-China dispute casts shadow as world leaders gather in Argentina
The leaders of the world’s top economies gathered in Argentina on Friday for talks overshadowed by a U.S.-China trade war that has roiled global markets, bracing for the kind of geopolitical drama U.S. President Donald Trump often brings to the interna…
Buenos Aires locked down for G20 summit, protest tightly controlled
Thousands of demonstrators marched in Buenos Aires on Friday to protest the G20’s economic policies as the world’s leading industrialized nations opened their annual summit in the Argentine capital.
Macron tells Saudi prince international experts needed in Khashoggi probes: Elysee
French President Emmanuel Macron told Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Europeans will insist on international experts being part of the investigations into a Saudi journalist’s murder, an Elysee official said on Friday.
Swiss government says to decide next week on draft EU treaty
The Swiss government will decide next Friday how to handle a draft treaty on future ties with the European Union, a spokesman said after a cabinet meeting on Friday.
EU ministers to finalize watered-down euro zone reform plans
European Union finance ministers will seek final agreement on Monday on deeper euro zone integration which, after a year of negotiations, is likely to turn out much less ambitious than initially planned.
Saudi crown prince met Macron, other leaders, on sidelines of G20
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met world leaders including French President Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of a G20 summit in Buenos Aires on Friday, Saudi Arabia’s foreign ministry said on twitter.
