Flush from end of bailout, Greek PM announces tax breaks
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Saturday unveiled plans for tax cuts and pledged spending to heal years of painful austerity, less than a month after Greece emerged from a bailout program financed by its EU partners and the IMF.
Google pulls Russian opposition leader’s YouTube advert ahead of vote
Google removed a YouTube advert by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny after authorities complained that the videos would violate an election silence law before Sunday’s vote for regional governors, an aide to Navalny said on Saturday.
Shaken Dutch lawmaker Wilders says no more Prophet cartoons, for now
Dutch lawmaker and anti-Islam campaigner Geert Wilders has said he has no plans, for now, to revive a competition of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed after it emerged as a motive for a stabbing in Amsterdam last week.
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.
