News brief: Big stories of the day

As part of the United States Bankruptcy Court`s summon order to diamantaire Nirav Modi and his aides on Friday, the Punjab National Bank (PNB) has been made party to the sale of all of Modi`s assets in the US.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday he wanted US President Donald Trump to be his guest in Moscow, an idea that the White House welcomed despite lingering criticism over the Helsinki summit.

Facebook and its chief executive Mark Zuckerberg were sued on Friday in what could be the first of many lawsuits over a disappointing earnings announcement by the social media company that wiped out about $120 billion of shareholder wealth.

North Korea on Friday handed over 55 boxes carrying remains thought to be of US soldiers killed in the 1950-53 Korean War, a first step in implementing an agreement reached at a landmark summit in June.

A heatwave scorched much of Europe on Friday, with near-record temperatures leading to firefighters battling forest blazes and authorities banning barbecues, however rain cooled some regions in the evening.