Blast hits gathering of Taliban and Afghan security forces in eastern Nangarhar: governor’s spokesman
KABUL (Reuters) – A blast hit a gathering of Taliban and Afghan security officials, meeting to celebrate the end of Ramadan fasting season, in the eastern city of Nangarhar on Saturday, officials said.
Italy minister blasts NGO for calling him fascist, bans ships
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s interior minister told more foreign non-government organizations operating migrant rescue ships in the Mediterranean on Saturday that they could not dock in Italian ports and blasted one of them for calling him a fascist.
Hugs and selfies as Taliban enter Afghan capital to mark Eid ceasefire
KABUL (Reuters) – Dozens of unarmed Taliban militants entered the Afghan capital on Saturday to celebrate an unprecedented ceasefire marking the end of the Ramadan fasting season, as elsewhere soldiers and militants, in remarkable scenes, exchanged hug…
Spain rescues more than 900 boat migrants, finds four bodies
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s coast guard rescued 933 migrants and found four dead bodies in the Mediterranean Friday and Saturday, as the country prepared for the arrival of a charity rescue ship that was denied a port by Italy and Malta.
Defiant Merkel backs Europe migrant policy as Bavaria row simmers
BERLIN (Reuters) – Migrant policy requires a European solution, German Chancellor Angela Merkel insisted on Saturday, ceding no ground in a showdown with her Bavarian allies that threatens her three-month-old coalition government.
Austria wants EU leaders to agree on strengthening Frontex in September
VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria’s Chancellor Sebastian Kurz hopes that European Union leaders will reach an agreement on strengthening the border agency Frontex at an informal meeting in September, he told the newspaper Der Standard.
Congo’s parliament to consider legal protection for ex-presidents
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo’s parliament will, at President Joseph Kabila’s request, hold a special session to consider legislation providing legal protection for former presidents, lawmakers said.
Taliban enter Afghan capital to mark Eid ceasefire, hugs and selfies elsewhere
KABUL (Reuters) – Dozens of unarmed Taliban militants entered the Afghan capital on Saturday to celebrate an unprecedented ceasefire marking the end of the Ramadan fasting season, police said, as elsewhere soldiers and militants exchanged hugs and self…
Arab alliance close to capturing Hodeidah airport, Yemen military says
ADEN (Reuters) – Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement fought on Saturday to keep a Saudi-led coalition from taking full control of the airport in the port city of Hodeidah, in an offensive the U.N. says could trigger a famine imperiling millions of liv…
Arab coalition close to capturing Hodeidah airport, Yemen military says
ADEN (Reuters) – Forces from an Arab alliance entered the airport in Yemen’s main port city on Saturday, the coalition-backed Yemeni military said, in the biggest offensive of the coalition’s war against the Iran-aligned Houthis.
