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* Afghan officials has reported that 17 Afghan police officers have been killed and 14 others wounded in a mistaken air strike targeting the Taliban in late Thursday in Lashkar Gah, in the southern province of Helmand. * At the reception of his Canadian counterpart Chrystia Freeland, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez thanked the Government of Canada for keeping its stance against the US embargo on La Habana. * The Republic of Korea’s National Security Office has said that Seoul continued to provide humanitarian food aid to food aid to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, despite concerns about Pyongyang's recent weapons tests. * Pakistani security forces have killed nine Islamic State militants during an hours-long raid near Quetta in the restive southwest of the country. * German Prime Minister A. Merkel has announced that she will not take on any senior position in the European Union (EU) after she steps out as German Chancellor in 2021. * The British … [Read more...] about World News in Brief: May 18, 2019

* In Vientiane, the Laos Ministry of Industry and Commerce has organised a conference to mark the 65th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory, aiming to help local officials understand more about the meaning of the historic victory for the revolution in Indochina. * US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order barring US firms from using telecom gear from foreign sources that may pose risk to US security. * China's commerce ministry spokesman Gao Feng has declared that China resolutely opposes countries from imposing unilateral sanctions aimed at Chinese entities. * The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has voiced its opposition to new measures taken by the US against Cuba, which will affect the lives of Cuban people. * The Sudan's Transitional Military Council (TMC) has announced a 72 hour suspension for negotiations with protesters on setting up a civil government. * The US Department of Transportation has announced the suspension of all commercial passenger and cargo … [Read more...] about World News in Brief: May 17, 2019

* Malaysia summoned the US ambassador to the country to protest the country's eastern state of Sabah being listed in its Travel Advisory as an area with a high risk of kidnapping, the Malaysian Foreign Ministry said on April 18. * Russia's Baltic Fleet forces are monitoring movements of ships of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), which have entered the Baltic sea area, the Russian Defense Ministry said on April 18. * Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez on April 17 lashed out at the US government for stepping up its trade sanctions by activating Title III of the Helms-Burton Act. * Around 500,000 children are estimated to be affected by violence across western Libya, said UN officials on April 18, as fighting intensifies in the capital Tripoli. * The United States will maintain Sudan's designation as a state sponsor of terrorism, while it supports the African country's democratic transition, the US State Department said on April 18. * Turkey is not just a buyer of US F-35 … [Read more...] about World News in Brief: April 19