World News Roundup: Kurdish militia still in Syria's Manbij; Saudi team arrives in Turkey

Following is a summary of current world news briefs.

Erdogan says Kurdish militia still in Syria's Manbij, Turkey to act

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that the Kurdish YPG militia has not left the northern Syrian town of Manbij, contrary to a U.S.-Turkish agreement, and Turkey will do what is necessary. "They are now digging trenches in Manbij. What does this mean? It means 'we've prepared the graves, come and bury us'," Erdogan said at a rally in southern Turkey. "They said they would abandon the area in 90 days, but they haven't. We will do what is necessary."

Japan's Abe pursues China thaw as U.S-Beijing ties in the deep freeze

While U.S. President Donald Trump appears to wage a trade "Cold War" on China, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will promote a thaw with Beijing at a summit this month where business ties will be in the spotlight. A tough line on China helped Abe to regain office in 2012 during a row over tiny East China Sea isles that putties in a deep chill. Now, Abe hopes to build on a rapprochement welcomed by Beijing, which is locked in an escalating trade war with Washington.

Sweden's Moderates ready to form a government without other centre-right parties

Sweden's Moderates party could form a government alone or with other willing partners in its centre-right, four-party Alliance, party leader Ulf Kristersson said on Friday. The Moderates leader has been tasked by the speaker to try and form a new government after last month's elections resulted in a deadlocked parliament.

Hold onto your hats: Princess Eugenie marries in grand UK royal wedding

Queen Elizabeth's granddaughter Princess Eugenie married wine merchant Jack Brooksbank at Windsor Castle on Friday in front of celebrities and Britain's senior royals including Prince Harry and wife Meghan who wed at the same venue in May. Eugenie, 28, younger daughter of the queen's third child, Prince Andrew, and his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, tied the knot with Brooksbank, 32, in a traditional ceremony in the castle's 15th Century St George's Chapel.

Exclusive: Five Eyes intelligence alliance builds the coalition to counter China

The five nations in the world's leading intelligence-sharing network have been exchanging classified information on China's foreign activities with other like-minded countries since the start of the year, seven officials in four capitals said. The increased cooperation by the Five Eyes alliance - grouping Australia, Britain, Canada, New Zealand and the United States - with countries such as Germany and Japan is a sign of a broadening international front against Chinese influence operations and investments.

Saudi team arrives in Turkey for Khashoggi investigation: sources

A delegation from Saudi Arabia has arrived in Turkey as part of a joint investigation into the disappearance of prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, two Turkish sources said on Friday. A Saudi source also said a senior royal, Prince Khaled al-Faisal, visited Turkey on Thursday for talks. Later the same day Turkey said the two countries had agreed to form a joint working group - at Riyadh's initiative - to investigate the case.

Turkish prosecutor calls for the end of house arrest for U.S. pastor, seeks the 10-year jail term

A Turkish prosecutor called for a jail sentence of 10 years for a U.S. Christian pastor on Friday and also asked the court to lift judicial controls, a move that would allow Andrew Brunson to leave the country immediately. The case against Brunson, an evangelical preacher from North Carolina who has lived in Turkey for more than 20 years and was arrested two years ago, has led to U.S. tariffs against Turkey and drawn condemnation from President Donald Trump.

New Russian space station flight planned for spring - the space agency

The head of Russia's space agency said on Friday that two astronauts who survived the mid-air failure of a Russian rocket would fly again and would provisionally travel to the International Space Station (ISS) in spring of next year. Dmitry Rogozin, the head of Russian space agency Roscosmos, was speaking a day after Russian cosmonaut Alexei Ovchinin and American Nick Hague made a dramatic emergency landing in Kazakhstan after the failure of the Soyuz rocket carrying them to the orbital ISS.

Landslide kills 31 in eastern Uganda

At least 31 people were killed when floodwaters triggered by a landslide swept debris through a town in eastern Uganda, destroying homes and burying livestock, a government official said on Friday. The landslide, which followed heavy rains, struck Bukalasi, situated on the slopes of Mount Elgon, on Thursday afternoon.

As Brexit talks progress, UK PM May struggles to find support at home

British Prime Minister Theresa May was struggling on Friday to find consensus on Brexit proposals that would be acceptable to her ministers, her Conservative Party and the Northern Irish lawmakers who prop up her minority government. Brexit negotiations with the European Union have accelerated and become more positive over the past week, though significant hurdles remain, finance minister Philip Hammond said.