ABU DHABI -- A trilateral meeting between delegations from Russia, the United States, and Ukraine began on Friday evening at the Emirates Palace hotel in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) foreign ministry said.
"The talks commenced today in Abu Dhabi and are scheduled to continue over two days," UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan said in a statement. (UAE-Ukraine-Trilateral Meeting)
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TOKYO -- Japan's House of Representatives was formally dissolved on Friday at the outset of the ordinary parliamentary session, with a general election set for Feb. 8.
The official campaign will start next Tuesday, creating a mere 16-day campaign period, the shortest in Japan's postwar history. (Japan-Lower House-Dissolve)
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PARIS -- The French government led by Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu survived two no-confidence votes on Friday after deputies in the National Assembly rejected the motions.
The motions, filed separately on Tuesday by left-wing parliamentary groups including La France Insoumise, the Democratic and Republican Left group (GDR) and the Ecologists, as well as by the far-right National Rally and its ally, the Union of the Right for the Republic (UDR), accused the government of abusing constitutional powers to force the state budget through parliament. (France-Government-Vote)
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SANYA -- Chinese rescue teams have retrieved 17 Filipino crew members from a shipwreck in the South China Sea, authorities said on Friday.
Fifteen of those rescued are in stable condition, while two were found dead. Four others remain missing by Friday evening. (China-Rescue-Filipino Sailers) Enditem
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