Survivors of last major Islamic State battle in Iraq beg for food
On a scorching August afternoon, an angry crowd besieged a mini-truck loaded with meat of two slaughtered cows amidst the ruins of what was the last Islamic State (IS) bastion in Mosul.
Turkey says military solution for Syria’s Idlib would be a disaster
Turkey’s foreign minister said on Friday it would be disastrous to seek a military solution in the northern Syrian region of Idlib, a rebel-held enclave which the Syrian government says it aims to recapture.
Russia has made proposals to Turkey on northwest Syria: Ifax
Russia has presented proposals to the Turkish authorities on resolving the situation in north-western Syria, the Interfax news agency reported on Friday.
UK’s Conservatives split again by Hammond’s Brexit warning
The split in Britain’s ruling party over how to leave the European Union was exposed again on Friday as pro-Brexit lawmakers turned on the finance minister for his latest warning that a so-called hard Brexit would hurt the economy.
Ethnic unrest tarnishes new Ethiopian leader’s reforms
Shiburu Kutuyu, a 45-year-old Ethiopian maize and coffee farmer, was jolted awake by gunshots one night in June. He told his wife and seven children to flee.
Italy threatens to cut EU funding over Catania migrant standoff
Italy’s government threatened on Friday to withhold next year’s contributions to the EU budget if Brussels failed to resolve a standoff over the fate of immigrants stranded for four days in an Italian port.
Bolton says U.S. sanctions to stay until Russia changes behavior
U.S. President Donald Trump’s national security adviser John Bolton said on Friday that U.S. sanctions against Russia would remain in place until Moscow changes its behavior.
Ukraine has made progress in efforts to join NATO: Trump adviser
U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton said on Friday during a trip to Kiev that Ukraine had made progress in its efforts to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), but that it still had more work to do.
Trump adviser says Ukraine should mull alternatives to Russian gas
U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton said during a trip to Kiev on Friday that the Ukraine government should consider looking for alternatives to natural gas supplies from Russia.
Bolton says U.S. will not get involved in Serbia-Kosovo wrangling
U.S. President Donald Trump’s national security adviser John Bolton said on Friday that Washington would not weigh in on an idea to swap territory between Serbia and Kosovo.
