Rouhani: U.S. asks Iran ‘every day’ to begin talks
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that the United States continually sends messages to Iran asking it to begin negotiations.
Colombia’s president says ELN rebels may free more hostages soon
More hostages held by Colombia’s ELN rebel group may be released shortly, President Ivan Duque said on Saturday, reiterating that he will not return to peace talks with the leftist guerillas until all those kidnapped have been freed.
Angola’s Lourenço appointed leader of ruling MPLA party
Angolan President João Lourenço on Saturday took the helm of the ruling MPLA party, winning unopposed a leadership election that marks the end of Jose Eduardo dos Santos’ almost 40-year dominance of Angolan politics.
Greek police fire teargas at Macedonia protesters
Thousands of Greeks protested in the northern city of Thessaloniki on Saturday over a deal with neighboring Macedonia to end a decades-old dispute over its name.
Italian PM says govt never considered leaving the euro
Italy has never considered leaving the European Union or the single currency, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Saturday.
Yemen’s Houthi leader says Saudi-led coalition obstructed his peace delegation
Houthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi on Saturday accused the Saudi-led coalition opposing it in Yemen’s war of blocking the Houthi delegation from traveling to U.N.-hosted peace talks in Geneva.
Iran executes three Kurdish prisoners accused of militant attacks
Iran executed three Iranian Kurdish men accused of belonging to a militant group and taking part in attacks against civilians and security forces in the Kurdish region of western Iran, the judiciary’s news service reported on Saturday.
Serbia’s Vucic says long road ahead in talks with Kosovo
(This version of the Sep. 8 story corrects paragraph 11 to say that Russia and five EU countries are among those that do not recognize Kosovo, not among those that do)
Leader of Colombia rebel dissident group killed, president says
The leader of Colombia’s United Guerrillas of the Pacific (GUP), a group of former Marxist rebels who refused to demobilize under a peace deal, was killed in combat with the armed forces President Ivan Duque said on Saturday.
Rockets fired at Basra airport as violent protests grip Iraq
Basra airport was attacked with rockets on Saturday after another night of protests against Iraq’s political elite, during which demonstrators set fire to the Iranian consulate and briefly took oilfield workers hostage.
