Croatia’s former PM Milanovic wins presidential vote
Former Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic, candidate of the top opposition party the Social Democrats, will be Croatia’s next president, the results of the presidential election showed on Sunday.
Germany seeks crisis meeting of EU foreign ministers
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas called on Sunday for a crisis meeting of his European Union counterparts this week to discuss escalating tension in the Middle East following the killing of a top Iranian military commander in Iraq by the United State…
Iraq wants foreign troops out after air strike; U.S. urges leaders to reconsider
Iraq’s parliament called on Sunday for U.S. and other foreign troops to leave amid a growing backlash against the U.S. killing of a top Iranian military commander that has heightened fears of a wider Middle East conflict.
Three rockets fall in Baghdad, including two in Green Zone: military
Three Katyusha rockets fell in Baghdad on Sunday, including two inside the capital’s heavily fortified Green Zone housing government buildings and foreign missions, the Iraqi military said.
Venezuela Socialists snatch congress from Guaido, opposition denounces coup
Venezuela’s government on Sunday used troops to block lawmakers from re-electing opposition leader Juan Guaido as congress chief, allowing the ruling Socialist Party to hand the post to a lawmaker recently expelled from the opposition.
Iran’s missile forces at heightened state of alert: U.S. official
The United States has detected a heightened state of alert by Iran’s missile forces across the country, a U.S. official told Reuters on Sunday, adding it was unclear whether the higher readiness level was defensive in nature or not.
U.S. disappointed in Iraqi parliament vote, urges reconsideration
The United States was disappointed in the decision by Iraq’s parliament on Sunday to recommend that all foreign troops be ordered out of the country after the U.S. killing of a top Iranian military commander and an Iraqi militia leader, the State Depar…
Three Americans killed in al Shabaab militant attack on base in Kenya
Three Americans – one U.S. military servicemember and two contractors – were killed by Somalia’s al Shabaab militant group during an attack on Sunday on a military base in Kenya used by both U.S. and Kenyan forces, the U.S. military said.
Students, youth wing of pro-ruling party outfit clash in India’s capital
Clashes broke out late on Sunday between students of New Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), who were protesting against a fee hike, and youth wing members of a group closely tied to India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), injuring over a d…
Turkish military units moving to Libya, Erdogan says
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that Turkish military units had started moving to Libya to support Fayez al-Serraj’s internationally-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA), based in Tripoli.
