Danish PM calls snap election with Greenland issue centre-stage
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has announced early elections - hailing the next four years as "decisive" for her country, BBC reported.
"We as Danes and as Europeans will really have to stand on our own feet," Frederiksen told parliament. "We need to define our relationship with the United States," she added.
The past few months of Danish politics have been dominated by US President Donald Trump's threats to annex Greenland - a semi-autonomous Danish territory, according to BBC.
American citizen among those killed in Cuba boat shooting, US official says
At least one American citizen was shot dead and another injured by Cuban officials intercepting a speedboat off its coast on Wednesday, a US official has said, BBC reported.
Border guards shot dead four people and injured the remaining six aboard the Florida-registered speedboat. Cuba accused the 10 people on the boat of planning "an infiltration with terrorist aims" and said they opened fire first.
A third person was on a US K-1 visa - for fiancées of American citizens - the US official said. The boat's owner alleged the vessel had been stolen by an employee, according to BBC.
Pakistan says two soldiers killed after attacks by Afghan Taliban
Pakistan says two of its soldiers have been killed after the Afghan Taliban launched an operation against military positions along their shared border late on Thursday, BBC reported.
Three others were injured as Pakistani forces responded to the "unprovoked fire", Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said.
Both sides claim to have inflicted heavy losses in the clashes. People in Pakistan's border regions told the BBC they had heard explosions and were asked to move to safety, according to BBC.
US-Iran talks end after 'significant progress', mediator says
US and Iranian officials have made "significant progress" in high-stakes nuclear talks in Geneva, the Omani foreign minister has said, but the chances of a deal that could avert a war remain unclear, BBC reported.
Badr Albusaidi, who acted as mediator, said the two sides planned to resume negotiations "soon" after consultations in their capitals, and technical-level discussions would take place next week in Vienna.
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who led his country's delegation, said "good progress" had been made and while there had been agreement on some issues, differences remained on others, according to BBC.
