French foreign minister Laurent Fabius suggested Friday that troops loyal to Bashar al.-Assad could be used to fight the Islamic State group, but only in the framework of a political transition without the Syrian President. Source: Reuters/France24
Matteo Salvini, leader of Italy’s hard-right League party, said on Thursday he would be willing to patch up his coalition with the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement if it adopts a more constructive attitude to the League’s policies. Source Reuters
Slovenia has begun work on an additional stretch of fence along its southern border with Croatia with which it aims to keep out a rising number of migrants entering the country illegally. Source Reuters
Russia’s readmission to the Group of Seven nations depends on progress in Ukraine peace talks, a French diplomatic source said, responding to comments by U.S. President Donald Trump that Moscow should be allowed to rejoin the group. Source Reuters
