Vienna talks
The foreign ministers of the US, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Russia are set to meet again on Friday to discuss ways to end the war in Syria - but this time, with the inclusion of Iran. It’s the first time they’ve invited Iran to the talks. But no representatives from Syria will attend. The US says they will focus on how to remove Syria’s President, Bashar al Assad. Iran has been one of the strongest supporters of Assad’s government.
‘Minor incident could start war’
The heads of the Chinese and US navies spoke on Thursday about tensions in the South China Sea. Earlier this week, Washington sent a warship into the region. Beijing called that provocative and its Naval Commander told his US counterpart that even a ‘minor incident’ could start a war. China, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, the Philippines and Taiwan all make territorial claims in the South China Sea. Five trillion dollars worth of goods are shipped through the sea each year.
New speaker of the House
Former vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan has been sworn in as speaker of the House of Representatives. Ryan has called the House ‘broken’ and has promised to fix it. The previous speaker, John Boehner (bay-ner) resigned at the end of last month. That was after the mostly Republican representatives of the House criticised the way he handled federal funding for the women’s health organisation, Planned Parenthood.
Congress approves anti-crime tax
Congress has approved new taxes on large companies, as well as phone and Internet usage. It says it plans to use the revenue to build up its police and security forces. El Salvador has one of the highest murder rates in the world. And it’s increased by 72 percent from last year. Four out of those five murders are gang related. In 2012, a truce between the country’s two rival gangs broke down. And violence has risen since then.
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