Libya and Italy to set up operations room to tackle migrant smuggling
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya’s U.N.-backed government agreed with Italy on Saturday to establish a joint operations room for tackling migrant smugglers and traffickers as part of efforts to curb migrant flows toward Europe, according to a statement.
As coalition talks loom, German conservatives reject SPD’s Europe idea
BERLIN (Reuters) – Senior members of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives on Saturday rejected the vision for a United States of Europe put forward by the Social Democrats (SPD), with whom they are hoping to form a governing coalition.
Israeli strikes kill two Gaza gunmen, anti-Trump protests less intense
GAZA (Reuters) – Israeli air strikes in Gaza killed two Palestinian gunmen on Saturday after rockets were fired from the enclave, in violence that erupted over President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
Russia says it is fully committed to nuclear missile pact
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Saturday it was fully committed to a Cold War-era pact with the United States banning intermediate-range cruise missiles, a day after Washington accused Moscow of violating the treaty.
UK’s Johnson in Iran talks to lobby for jailed aid worker
DUBAI (Reuters) – British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson flew to Tehran on Saturday to seek the release of a jailed British-Iranian aid worker.
Islamic State completely ‘evicted’ from Iraq, Iraqi PM says
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Saturday that Iraqi forces had driven the last remnants of Islamic State from the country, three years after the militant group captured about a third of Iraq’s territory.
Nobel peace laureate group tells U.S., North Korea to negotiate
OSLO (Reuters) – A survivor of the Hiroshima atomic bombing and the leader of the group that won this year’s Nobel Peace Prize on Saturday urged the United States and North Korea to tone down their rhetoric and negotiate together to avoid a nuclear str…
Erdogan and Macron to urge U.S. to turn back on Jerusalem decision: sources
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s Tayyip Erdogan and France’s Emmanuel Macron will work together to try to persuade the United States to reconsider its decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, a Turkish presidential source said on Saturday…
Iraqi Shi’ite militia leader visits Lebanese-Israeli border
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The head of an Iran-backed Iraqi Shi’ite militia has visited Lebanon’s border with Israel accompanied by allies from the Lebanese group Hezbollah, a video released on Saturday showed.
Kenyan lecturers end strike, say deal reached with government
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Lecturers in Kenya’s public universities ended a strike on Saturday after reaching agreement with the government over pay and other issues, according to a statement from their union.
