Italy’s PM meets party leaders on Atlantia concession – sources
Top Italian ministers will meet late on Tuesday to discuss how to deal with motorway operator Autostrade per l’Italia (ASPI) and its concession, three people familiar with the matter said.
New Pentagon chief hopes to win NATO allies’ support on Iran
Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Tuesday he hoped to recruit support from NATO allies this week for U.S. efforts to deter conflict with Iran and “open the door to diplomacy,” as he made his first trip as Pentagon chief.
Franco-era street names to return to Cordoba as right takes over
Fascist-era street names will be returned to Cordoba, the Spanish city’s new rightist administration decided at its first meeting on Tuesday, overturning the left’s move to change them.
Iran is not looking for war with America: Iran president
Iran is not looking for war with America, its President Hassan Rouhani told French President Emmanuel Macron in a phone call on Tuesday, according to the Iranian Students’ News Agency (ISNA).
Iran foreign minister accuses U.S.’s Bolton of plotting for war
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif accused U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton of plotting for war against Iran in a tweet on Tuesday.
Bahrain’s king meets Kushner at Middle East peace workshop
Bahrain’s king met on Tuesday with the U.S. delegation participating in a workshop in Manama discussing a U.S. economic plan for the Palestinians.
Turkish court remands businessman Kavala in jail: lawyer
Prominent Turkish businessman Osman Kavala was remanded in custody on Tuesday, accused of trying to overthrow the government by organizing protests six years ago, his lawyer said.
France’s Macron speaks to Iran’s Rouhani to try to ease Mideast tension
President Emmanuel Macron spoke by phone to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday as part of a French initiative to prevent an escalation of tensions in the Middle East, Macron’s office said in a statement.
Fire at chemical plant in southern Spain causes huge cloud of smoke
A giant cloud of smoke rose over the town of San Roque near Gibraltar in southern Spain on Tuesday following a fire at a chemical factory in a nearby industrial estate.
Goal of Trump-Xi meeting at G20 is to reopen trade talks: U.S. official
The goal of a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at this week’s G20 summit in Japan will be to restart trade talks and there was a pretty good chance that will happen, a senior administration official said on T…
