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He lives halfway across the continent, and he has been talking like this for months without doing physical harm to himself. Is it right for me to cause the intrusion into his life such a call would surely bring without stronger evidence that it's necessary?
I'm told that talking about suicide is a "cry for help". If he is your friend, you have a right and duty to help him.
Call your local suicide hotline. Educate yourself more efficiently than you are doing by asking questions here. Ask their advice, if you wish without giving your friend's name or geographic location. They can give you far better information and better moral arguments about whether and how to intervene.
I called a suicide hotline once. I was put on hold for a long time, got frustrated, and hung up.