* Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in Tokyo on Saturday that China, Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK) have agreed to further strengthen communication, enhance mutual trust, and deepen cooperation. Wang made the remarks while meeting the press together with Japanese Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi and ROK Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul after attending the 11th China-Japan-ROK Trilateral Foreign Ministers' Meeting.
* China is willing to work with Japan to comprehensively advance the strategic relationship of mutual benefit in accordance with the principles and consensus established in the four political documents between China and Japan, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said during his meeting in Tokyo on Friday with Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi Yoshimasa.
* Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), met with visiting Secretary of the Russian Federation Security Council Sergei Shoigu on Friday, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Saturday.
* U.S. President Donald Trump suggested on Friday he is open to the proposal that the United States could be offered "associate membership" in the British Commonwealth.
* Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has largely conceded that Ukraine will not be able to join NATO, said Steven Witkoff, U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy to the Middle East, on Friday. The envoy also claimed that the Ukrainian leadership has agreed to hold elections, without giving details.
* The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to revoke the temporary legal status of about 532,000 Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan and Venezuelan migrants in late April, U.S. media reported Friday.
* The Lithuanian government plans to allocate 5.25 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) to defense next year, Baltic News Service (BNS) reported on Friday, citing Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas.
* The United States is importing eggs from the Republic of Korea and Turkey to help ease soaring prices, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said Friday.
* U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday announced the award of the contract for the development of the U.S. Air Force's next-generation fighter jet to Boeing.
* Venezuela's Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello on Friday rejected U.S. claims that returned Venezuelan migrants are connected to now-disbanded criminal group Tren de Aragua.
* The Indonesian transport authorities have prepared to ensure that the annual mass exodus involving millions of travelers runs smoothly ahead of the Eid al-Fitr holiday season.
* The Rwandan government has reassured Belgians in the country and those wishing to visit that the recent severing of diplomatic relations with Belgium will not affect them.
* The foreign ministers of France, Germany and Britain on Friday jointly called for an immediate return to a ceasefire in Gaza.
* The Czech Republic on Friday reinstated border controls with neighboring Slovakia in response to an outbreak of the highly contagious foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) among cattle on three Slovak farms.
* The first plane landed at London Heathrow on Friday as the airport resumes some flights following its closure caused by a major fire at an electrical substation nearby.
* The U.S. military conducted fresh airstrikes on Yemen's northern province of Saada on Friday evening, Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported.
* The complex challenges affecting peace and security in Africa require stabilization efforts and inclusive political processes to advance durable peace, according to a statement issued by the African Union (AU) on Thursday.
* The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement that it struck "military strategic capabilities" at the Palmyra and Tiyas (T4) military air bases in central Syria's Homs Governorate on Friday night.
* The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Friday that it had intercepted a missile launched from Yemen before it could enter Israeli territory.
* A senior Hamas official said on Friday the group is assessing new proposals from mediators aimed at reviving a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip.
* Iran and the United Arab Emirates on Friday exchanged views on the latest round of Israeli strikes on Gaza and fresh U.S. airstrikes on Yemen, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
* Sudan's military said on Friday it had taken control of the Republican Palace and key government buildings in central Khartoum following a four-day siege, dealing a heavy blow to the rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
* The Horn of Africa will experience a weather anomaly characterized by drier- and wetter-than-usual conditions between April and June, the Climate Prediction and Applications Center (ICPAC) of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), a regional bloc, said on Friday.
* The death toll from Angola's cholera outbreak has risen to 313, with a total of 8,141 cases reported as of 6:00 p.m. local time on Thursday, according to the country's Ministry of Health.
* The number of confirmed measles cases in the second largest U.S. state of Texas has reached 309 since its outbreak about two months ago, surpassing the nationwide total in 2024, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) said on Friday.
* Slovakia has implemented a series of emergency measures in response to an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, authorities announced Friday.
* A 6.3 magnitude earthquake was recorded south of Panama on Friday morning, according to the Institute of Geosciences at the University of Panama. The quake occurred at 9:50 a.m. local time (1450 GMT), with the epicenter located 78 km off the coast of Coiba.
