BEIJING -- Chinese President Xi Jinping said Friday that China will remain consistent in its position on the Ukraine crisis and continue to promote peace talks no matter how the situation evolves.
Saying that complex problems have no simple solutions, Xi elaborated on China's principles and position in his phone talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Xi-Putin-China)
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JERUSALEM -- Israel's Security Cabinet has approved a plan to take over Gaza City, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said in a statement on Friday.
Israel intended to take control of all of Gaza to "assure our security, remove Hamas there, enable the population to be free of Gaza," Netanyahu said on Thursday in an interview with Fox News ahead of the Security Cabinet meeting. (Israel-Gaza-Control)
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CAIRO -- At least seven people were killed and 44 others wounded on Friday in a collision involving a bus and two trucks on the desert road in Egypt's Giza province, the Al-Masry Al-Youm website reported.
Initial investigations found that the bus collided with two trucks that had stopped on the side of the road due to a sudden breakdown. (Egypt-Traffic Collision-Casualties)
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KINSHASA -- The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Friday carried out a government reshuffle as the Central African country faces a mounting security crisis in its eastern region.
Presidential spokesperson Tina Salama said on national television that the new cabinet was formed after nationwide consultations to ensure efficiency, credibility, as well as political, geographical and sociocultural balance through "an inclusive government." (DRC-Politics-New government) ■
