Turkey, U.S. discussed Syria’s Idlib and Manbij: Turkish source
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and his U.S. counterpart Mike Pompeo discussed developments in Syria’s Idlib and Manbij, along with bilateral issues in their phone call on Tuesday, a Turkish diplomatic source said.
U.S. service member in Afghanistan dies in non-combat incident
A U.S. service member died in a non-combat related incident in eastern Afghanistan, NATO military headquarters in Kabul said on Tuesday, a day after another American service member was killed in an apparent insider attack.
Man held after backpack fire near U.S. embassy in Cairo: statement
A man who Egypt described as embracing “extremist ideas” was detained on Tuesday near the U.S. Embassy in central Cairo after a bottle containing flammable chemicals caught fire in his backpack.
Italy motorway concession rules to seek further reinvestment: Minister
The Italian government will draw up new rules for the concession of the nation’s motorways, obliging the company running the toll highways to reinvest most of their profits in renovating the network, Transport Minister Danilo Toninelli said on Tuesday….
Autostrade executives among 13 on list of potential suspects in Italy bridge collapse
Italian police have given prosecutors a list of 13 people who may bear some responsibility for the deadly collapse of a bridge, including top executives of Autostrade, the private-sector firm that ran it, an investigative source said.
Saudi Arabia seeks death penalty for preacher Awdah – activists, family
Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor is seeking the death penalty against prominent Islamist preacher Salman al-Awdah on terrorism-related charges, activists and his family said on Tuesday.
Rescue teams searching rubble after flyover collapses in Kolkata
Rescue workers were working to see if anyone was trapped in the debris after a bridge collapsed on Tuesday in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata, government officials said.
Mali’s Keita promises to tackle rising violence in inaugural address
Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita promised on Tuesday to address deteriorating security caused by an Islamist insurgency and inter-ethnic clashes as he was sworn in for a second five-year term.
Turkey says it told U.S. that Kurdish militants must leave Syria
Turkey told the United States on Tuesday that Kurdish militants must completely abandon Syria, the Turkish defense ministry said, as violence in the rebel-held northern Syrian enclave of Idlib escalated.
Irish PM seeks to extend minority government deal to 2020
Ireland’s prime minister on Tuesday formally proposed extending a deal with the main opposition party to back his minority government beyond this year, asking it to agree an election date for the summer of 2020.
