Hello! Here’s what you need to know for Friday. 1. An estimated 1,500 people, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, will attend a state memorial service Friday for the victims of the Germanwings plane crash. 2. Russian President Vladimir Putin said the country is on the road to economic recovery and defended supplying Iran with sophisticated air defence missiles during an hours-long questions-and-answers session Thursday. 3. A pro-Russian Ukrainian journalist was fatally shot Thursday in Kiev, the latest in a string of mystery deaths among supporters of ousted Moscow-backed President Viktor Yanukovich. 4. Islamic State militant advances in the capital of …read more
Source: Business Insider
