North Macedonia holds run-off presidential vote amid divisions over name change
Voting in a run-off for a new president in North Macedonia began on Sunday, in an election that has been dominated by divisions over a change in the country’s name to mollify Greece and open the way for membership of NATO and the European Union.
Tunisia police kills three militants in Sidi Bouzid
Tunisian police killed three Islamist militants in the central city of Sidi Bouzid on Saturday, a security source told Reuters.
UK’s May steps up calls for Labour to agree a Brexit deal
British Prime Minister Theresa May has stepped up calls on Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn to agree a cross-party deal to leave the European Union, following poor results for both parties in local elections on Thursday.
Turkey calls international community to act on ‘disproportionate actions’ by Israel
Turkey called on the international community to act on the “disproportionate actions” by Israel in Gaza, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said on Sunday, after Israeli air strikes hit a building where Turkey’s Anadolu state news agency is located.
North Korean leader Kim oversaw testing of strike drills on Saturday: KCNA
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has supervised the “strike drill” of defense units into the sea off its east coast on Saturday, the North’s state media reported on Sunday.
UK’s May urges Labour’s Corbyn to agree a Brexit deal
British Prime Minister Theresa May said she and Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn needed to put aside their differences to deliver a Brexit deal, following poor results for both parties in English local elections on Thursday.
Libya’s NOC calls for safe return of head of oil union taken in east
Libyan state oil firm NOC called on Saturday for the safe return of the national head of the oil workers’ labor union, Saad Dinar, who was abducted by an armed group on Monday near the eastern city of Benghazi.
Turkey-backed Syrian rebels launch attack into Kurdish-held area
Turkey-backed Syrian rebels launched an offensive into territory held by the Kurdish YPG militia north of the Syrian city of Aleppo on Saturday, seizing some territory before heavy shelling forced them to retreat.
Damascus presses Idlib attack, artillery hits Turkish position
Syrian government forces and their Russian allies pounded the rebel-held northwest of Syria with air strikes on Saturday, sources in the area said, as artillery hit a Turkish military position there, underlining the risk of wider escalation.
Algerian police arrest brother of former president, two former intelligence chiefs: sources
Algerian police have arrested Said Bouteflika, the youngest brother of former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, and two former intelligence chiefs, Generals Bachir Athmane Tartag and Mohamed Mediene, security sources said on Saturday.
