US President Donald Trump's administration is still trying to put a question about citizenship on the 2020 US census.
A court case will now be held to determine whether or not racial bias was a factor in the decision to add it.
The Department of Justice has told a federal judge that it has not made a final call to add the question.
However Trump told reporters on Friday that he was mulling the possibility of issuing an executive order to do it.
Fire breaks out at Kuwaiti refinery after drone attacks
The Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) has announced that the Mina Al-Ahmadi Refinery, operated by Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC), came under drone attacks early on Friday, with a fire breaking out at several units as a result.
US strike against alleged drug smugglers in eastern Pacific kills two
US forces launched a strike against a boat allegedly involved in drug smuggling in the eastern Pacific, the US military said on Friday, killing two people.
UK says vaccine protects against strain in deadly meningitis outbreak
Britain's health authorities said on Friday that early laboratory analysis had showed the vaccine being offered to students should protect against the strain of meningitis behind an outbreak in southeast England that has killed two people.
Tropical Cyclone Narelle weakens after lashing Australia's northeast with winds, rain
Severe tropical cyclone Narelle was losing strength on Friday after bringing destructive winds, heavy rain and power outages to Australia's northeast coast that prompted authorities to warn people to stay indoors.
More than 50 injured in fire at car parts factory in South Korea
A fire at a car parts factory in the South Korean city of Daejeon has injured 55 people, 24 of them seriously, the fire agency said on Friday.
The UAE said on Saturday early morning it was responding to incoming missile and drone threats from Iran.
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan exchanged Eid Al Fitr greetings on Friday with the rulers of the Emirates during a series of phone calls.
The head of cybersecurity for the UAE government has visited Abu Dhabi Police and a number of cyber operations centres on the first day of Eid Al Fitr.
