Egypt’s al-Azhar calls for harsh penalties for sexual harassment
Egypt’s top Sunni Muslim authority has called for strong penalties against perpetrators of sexual harassment, following a recent increase in reports.
Mattis signals U.S. to keep up support for Saudi-led coalition in Yemen
The U.S. military signaled on Tuesday it would continue its assistance to the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen, even as it acknowledged U.S. support was not “unconditional” amid mounting concern about the war’s toll on civilians.
Italy says France’s Macron should open border crossing
Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini said on Tuesday that France should show greater “solidarity and sensibility” on immigration and suspend its policy of turning back migrants who try to enter France at the Ventimiglia border crossing.
Hungary’s Orban calls for new European Commission that stops migration
Europe needs a new European Commission and parliament that stand up for the protection of borders and stopping migration, nationalist Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Tuesday after meeting Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini.
German far-right mobilized by ‘fake news’ after stabbing: officials
Far-right groups spread “fake news” on social media to mobilize their supporters for violent protests targeting migrants after the fatal stabbing of a German man, said officials in the eastern German state of Saxony where they took place.
Denmark wants to cooperate as much as possible on European defense: PM
Denmark will take part as much as possible in European defense cooperation outside NATO, Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said after meeting France’s president on Tuesday.
Greek PM gives his cabinet a touch-up ahead of 2019 elections
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras lightly rejigged his cabinet on Tuesday ahead of a general election next year to shore up ebbing support from a public battered by austerity from financial bailouts.
Renzo Piano offers new bridge design for hometown Genoa after tragedy
Italy’s best-known architect, Renzo Piano, offered on Tuesday to donate the design for a bridge to replace the one that collapsed in his birthplace of Genoa this month, saying he cannot think about anything else after 43 people were killed in the trage…
U.S. to join U.N.-led talks in Geneva on Syria: official
The United States will join UN-led talks in Geneva next month to discuss negotiations on a new Syrian constitution, a State Department official said on Tuesday.
Iraq sending team to U.S. to seek deal on transactions with Iran
Iraq will send a delegation to the United States seeking an agreement on financial transactions with Iran following Washington’s reimposition of sanctions on Tehran, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Tuesday.
