Italy minister sees light at the end of the tunnel on migrant flows
MILAN (Reuters) – Italy’s interior minister said on Tuesday he saw light at the end of the tunnel for curbing migrant flows from Libya after a slowdown in arrivals across the Mediterranean in recent months.
Iranian court freezes assets of more than 150 BBC staff
DUBAI (Reuters) – More than 150 Iranian current and former BBC staff and contributors have been barred from major financial transactions in Iran, an Iranian court order seen by Reuters showed, in a fresh step against foreign media seen as hostile to Te…
Algerian presidency brings Ahmed Ouyahia back as prime minister
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algeria’s presidency has named Ahmed Ouyahia as prime minister, replacing Abdelmadjid Tebboune after just three months in the job, the president’s office said on Tuesday.
Macron tells Erdogan he wants detained journalist back in France
PARIS (Reuters) – President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday expressed his concerns over a French journalism student detained in Turkey in a telephone call with Turkish leader Tayyip Erdogan, the Elysee Palace said.
Rebels say they shoot down Syrian military jet, army confirms crash
AMMAN (Reuters) – The Syrian military said on Tuesday that one of its jets crashed in southern Syria, state television reported, hours after Western-backed rebels said they had shot it down and captured the pilot.
UK inquiry to examine Grenfell Tower fire but not broader social issues
LONDON (Reuters) – A public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire in London that killed 80 people in June began on Tuesday with a mission to examine the cause of and response to the tragedy, but not broader issues such as social housing policy.
Ousted Pakistani PM Sharif seeks review of court ruling
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Ousted Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday sought a review of a Supreme Court decision that disqualified him from office over undeclared assets, an official from his ruling party said on Tuesday.
Three aid workers killed in Afghanistan: officials
KABUL (Reuters) – Three Afghan aid workers employed by Catholic Relief Services were gunned down and killed in central Afghanistan, officials said on Tuesday.
Iraq oil city governor quits, travels to Iran after corruption investigation
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The governor of the oil city of Basra has stepped down and gone to Iran after Iraq’s anti-corruption body began investigating graft allegations against him, people close to him and officials said on Tuesday.
Indonesia police uncover alleged plot to bomb presidential palace
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian police on Tuesday arrested five suspected Islamist militants and seized chemicals near the capital, Jakarta, that they said were being used to make bombs for attacks on the presidential palace at the end of August.
