News brief: Big stories of the day

US President Donald Trump's former advisor, Roger Stone got arrested by police on Friday under an indictment issued by special counsel Robert Mueller; according to a grand jury indictment made public by US Special Counsel Robert Mueller's office.

As part of efforts to expand bilateral naval cooperation, French Navy's anti-aircraft destroyer FNS Cassard has docked at Mumbai following a reciprocal logistics support agreement signed between the two countries that came into effect recently.

Queen Elizabeth II has emphasised the need for Britons to come together to "seek out the common ground", in what has been viewed as an appeal to overcome divisions over Brexit.

The United Nations human rights office said on Friday that a team of international experts would conduct an inquiry into the murder of Saudi critic and journalist Jamal Khashoggi, news agency Reuters reported.

At least one person was killed in an explosion in a high-rise building in northeast China's Jilin province on Friday, local officials said.