Libya death toll rises, Islamist militants exploit chaos
Casualties from the battle for Tripoli mounted on Tuesday as a group loyal to Islamic State killed three people in Libya’s remote center showing how militants may exploit renewed chaos.
Security forces fire warning shots at Khartoum protest site: witnesses
National security and intelligence personnel fired in the air as they tried twice on Tuesday morning to disperse protesters camping outside the defense ministry in central Khartoum, witnesses said.
May dashes to Berlin and Paris to plot way out of Brexit impasse
Theresa May was flying to Berlin and Paris on Tuesday to seek support for a new Brexit delay while her ministers tried to break the deadlock in London at crisis talks with the Labour Party.
Britain’s May will point to Labour talks to unlock Brexit delay: spokesman
British Prime Minister Theresa May will tell EU leaders she is asking for an extension to press on with talks with the main opposition Labour Party to secure approval in parliament for her Brexit deal, her spokesman said on Tuesday.
Erdogan’s AKP says doubt will remain unless Istanbul votes again
Doubt over local election results in Istanbul will remain if Turkey’s High Election Board (YSK) rejects an appeal by President Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party (AKP) to renew elections in the city, a party vice chairman said on Tuesday.
Fincantieri, two others interested in patrol ship tender, says Bulgaria
Italy’s Fincantieri, German shipyard Luerssen and Bulgaria’s MTG Dolphin are expected to file bids in a tender to build two patrol ships for the Bulgarian navy, a senior official said on Tuesday.
Hungarians start European news agency with pro-Orban content
A group of Hungarian business leaders and politicians close to Prime Minister Viktor Orban have founded an international news agency in London whose coverage will focus on central and eastern Europe.
Turkey’s ruling AK Party to seek new Istanbul election
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling AK Party will demand a new vote in Istanbul after local elections held nine days ago, on grounds that irregularities in voting directly affected the outcome, a party vice chairman said.
Iran’s Khamenei calls U.S. blacklisting of Guards a ‘vicious move’
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the United States had made “a vicious move” in designating the Revolutionary Guards as a foreign terrorist organization, and Tehran vowed to take action against U.S. forces in the region.
Slovak ruling party’s Kamenicky to become new finance minister
The leader of Slovakia’s ruling party said on Tuesday he would nominate the head of parliament’s budget committee Ladislav Kamenicky as finance minister, to replace Peter Kazimir who is leaving to become head of the central bank.
