Case of slain Libyan rebel commander threatens to open old wounds
Eastern Libyan authorities have resumed an investigation into the unexplained killing of a top rebel commander in the 2011 uprising that toppled Muammar Gaddafi, a case that could reopen old wounds.
Irish FM says Brexit border backstop key ‘unless and until’ new trade deal comes
More time is needed for a Brexit deal between the European Union and Britain that would maintain an open Irish border, Ireland’s Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said on Tuesday.
German justice minister to be SPD’s top candidate in EU election: RND
German Justice Minister Katarina Barley will stand as the top candidate of the Social Democrats (SPD) in next May’s European Parliament election, Germany’s RND newspaper network said on Tuesday.
Dutch minister unlikely to attend Saudi conference after journalist’s disappearance
Dutch Finance Minister Wopke Hoekstra said on Tuesday that he will most likely not attend a conference in Saudi Arabia after dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi went missing.
Kremlin to discuss resumption of flights from Russia to Egypt’s Red Sea resorts
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will discuss the resumption of direct charter flights from Russia to Egyptian Red Sea resorts during their meeting on October 17, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said.
Malta says million-euro bounty for journalist’s killer still on offer
A million-euro ($1.2 million) reward for information on who ordered the murder of Malta’s most prominent journalist is still available, a year after her death.
At least six people killed in train derailment in Morocco
Six people were killed and about 80 injured when a train derailed near the Moroccan capital Rabat on Tuesday, officials said.
Two Koreas, U.N. Command wrap up first talks on disarming border
North and South Korea held their first three-way talks with the United Nations Command (UNC) on Tuesday to discuss ways to demilitarize the border as the neighbors push for peace, South Korea’s defense ministry said.
U.S. security adviser Bolton to meet Lavrov next week: Kremlin
U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton will meet with Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow next week, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said on Tuesday.
UK Conservative lawmaker deliberately broke campaign spending rules, court hears
A lawmaker from British Prime Minister Theresa May’s minority ruling Conservative Party deliberately made false declarations over his spending in a 2015 election, a prosecutor told a London court on Tuesday.
