The Swedish government wants to better protect the country’s police officers, with Justice Minister Morgan Johansson outlining plans to crack down further on gang crime. His statements come in the wake of several attacks on police stations and officers’ homes. Source The Local
The United States said it would oppose on Friday for the first time an annual resolution at the United Nations calling on Israel to rescind its authority in the occupied Golan Heights, drawing praise from Israeli officials. Source: Reuters
North Korea’s leader publicly inspected a new weapon for the first time in nearly a year, state media reported on Friday, while it also decided to release a U.S. prisoner, sending conflicting signals at a time of sensitive negotiations. Source: Reuters
US energy giant ExxonMobil has started exploring for oil and gas in block 10 of Cyprus’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), the country’s energy minister, Giorgos Lakkotrypis, said on Friday. Source: Ekathimerini
