One member of U.S.-led coalition killed in Iraq plane crash: statement
One member of a U.S.-led military coalition was killed and several injured when their plane crashed on a counter-terrorism mission in Iraq late on Sunday, the coalition said.
Attack on U.S. Embassy in Turkey an attempt to ‘create chaos’, Erdogan spokesman says
The attack on the U.S. Embassy in the Turkish capital was a clear attempt to “create chaos”, the spokesman for President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday, condemning the early morning drive-by attack.
Russia says U.S. refusal to rebuild Syria ploy to slow refugee return
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday a U.S. refusal to take part in the reconstruction of Syria was designed to impede the return of Syrian refugees to the country.
Defiant Erdogan casts Turkey currency crisis in religious, patriotic terms
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday an attack on Turkey’s economy was no different from a strike against its flag or the Islamic call to prayer, responding to a recent currency sell-off in stark religious and nationalist terms ahead of a major Musl…
Three people injured as car mounts pavement in Spain, driver flees
Three people were injured when a car mounted a pavement in the northern Spanish town of Casetas on Monday, before its driver fled, a Civil Guard police spokesman said.
Russia will help Lebanon return refugees to Syria: Lavrov
Russia will help Lebanon return Syrian refugees there return to their country, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday after talks with his Lebanese counterpart Gebran Bassil in Moscow.
Repentant Muslims gather on Mount Arafat for haj climax
More than two million Muslims gathered at Mount Arafat on Monday for a vigil to atone for their sins and ask God’s forgiveness as the annual haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia reached its climax.
Taliban kidnap dozens of bus passengers in Afghanistan despite ceasefire
Taliban insurgents kidnapped dozens of passengers after stopping three buses in northern Afghanistan on Monday, officials said, a day after the government announced a ceasefire with the Islamist militants.
Turkey’s Erdogan says attack on economy no different from attack on flag
President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday cast a recent currency crisis as an attack on Turkey’s economy, no different from a strike against the flag or call to prayer, taking a defiant tone in his address at the eve of the Muslim Eid al-Adha festival.
Italy’s deputy PM not aware of ad-hoc law to revoke Autostrade concession
Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini on Monday said he was not aware of a plan to write a law to revoke concessions held by Autostrade per l’Italia to operate toll highways after the collapse of a bridge in Genoa last week.
