Italy’s Salvini says government meeting over budget went well
A government meeting summoned by Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte over the 2019 budget made useful progress, Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini said on Friday.
Iran has never requested a meeting with Trump: foreign ministry spokesman
Iran has not requested a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi said on Friday, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA).
No major statement is planned by UK PM May on Friday: BBC political editor
British Prime Minister Theresa May will not be delivering a major statement on Friday, the BBC’s political editor said amid speculation from lawmakers in her Conservative Party that there would be an announcement.
Where are the ‘good days’? Challenges mount for India’s Modi
Narendra Modi swept India’s 2014 general election with the slogan “Achhe din (good days) are coming”.
Russia says U.S. is playing with fire by imposing new sanctions on it
Russia on Friday called a new wave of U.S. sanctions misguided, saying Washington’s habit of using sanctions against Moscow risked undermining global stability and was part of a dangerous game.
Australian mining’s macho image worsens pain of labor shortage
When the song “Eagle Rock” played at a bar in an outback Australian mining town of Kalgoorlie late one night, a dozen young men scattered around a pool table dropped their trousers and heartily sang along in their underwear.
UKIP will not join Steve Bannon’s anti-EU movement, UKIP leader says
The United Kingdom Independence Party has no intention of joining an anti-European Union campaign masterminded by U.S. President Donald Trump’s former political strategist Steve Bannon, the leader of UKIP told Reuters.
Germany: Turkey has played very positive role in Syria’s Idlib region
Turkey has played a positive role in Syria’s Idlib province, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Friday after Turkey and Russia announced on Monday that their troops would enforce a new demilitarized zone in Idlib.
Brexit is a warning to populists with simple solutions: Latvian foreign minister
Brexit is a lesson to populists everywhere not to promise simple solutions that turn out more difficult than expected, Latvia’s foreign minister said, adding that Britain and the EU had no choice but to keep working for an amicable divorce deal.
Death toll reaches 86 in Tanzania ferry disaster, hundreds feared missing
Dozens more bodies were recovered on Friday, the morning after a Tanzanian ferry disaster, nearly doubling the death toll to 86, with hundreds more feared missing as rescuers resumed searching for survivors at first light.
