Kremlin: Putin held Security Council meeting to discuss U.S. missile test
The Kremlin said on Friday that President Vladimir Putin had held a meeting of Russia’s Security Council to discuss a recent U.S. cruise missile test....
Rescuers hunt for 30 missing after Indonesian ferry catches fire
Indonesian rescuers searched on Friday for 30 people missing from the blazing wreckage of a ferry off the coast of Java island....
Hong Kong airport faces renewed protest turbulence after last week’s fracas
Hong Kong braced for an anti-government protest “stress test” of the airport this weekend, as weeks of sometimes violent demonstrations in the Chinese-ruled city showed...
No-frills Wills: British royals take commercial flight to see queen
Britain’s Prince William has taken a commercial no-frills flight to visit his grandmother Queen Elizabeth, winning plaudits and favorable comparisons to his brother Harry after...
MLB roundup: Dodgers earn second straight walkoff win
Corey Seager tied the game with a two-run double and Enrique Hernandez capped a second straight walk-off win with an RBI single Thursday night as...
France’s Macron to meet Iran foreign minister on eve of G7
French President Emmanuel Macron will meet Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Friday, as major world powers seek to salvage a 2015 international nuclear...
GSK builds oncology pipeline as drug shown to help myeloma patients
GlaxoSmithKline said an experimental multiple myeloma treatment has shown a meaningful response in patients that have run out of three previous treatment options, in a...
South Africa to take responsible approach to health reform: presidential aide
South Africa will take a fiscally responsible approach to introducing universal health coverage, raising annual spending on a new National Health Insurance (NHI) program gradually...
New allies Vietnam, Australia express concern over South China Sea tensions
New allies Vietnam and Australia expressed concern on Friday about China’s activities in the South China Sea, where Vietnamese and Chinese vessels are locked in...
Deutsche Bank to transfer up to 800 to BNP in prime brokerage deal: source
A deal in the works for BNP Paribas to assume the prime brokerage operations of Deutsche Bank will involve the transfer of up to 800...