The rapid increase of migrant inflows from Turkey has forced Mayor of Lesvos, Spyros Galinos, to send a plea of help to Parliament President Nikos Voutsis. “The steady increase in refugee flows has created a suffocating situation both within Hospitality Centers and in the surrounding areas. I have repeatedly warned that there is an urgent need to decongest all reception centers, otherwise we are in danger of experiencing the crisis of the 2015 summer months again,” Galinos notes in his letter. Source Greek Reporter
Israel is the first country to have used the U.S.-made F-35 stealth fighter in combat, the Israeli air force chief said on Tuesday in remarks carried by the military’s official Twitter account. Source: Reuters
Leaders of 5 Star and League choose an academic, Giuseppe Conte, to head the government, allowing them to lead from behind the scenes. Italy’s two antiestablishment parties nominated a political novice to become the next prime minister, a choice that would allow the parties’ leaders to operate as the powers behind the throne. Source: The Wall Street Journal
French President Emmanuel Macron’s trip to Russia this week once threatened to split France from its European allies. Now it’s part of a wider European effort to tie President Vladimir Putin to the Iran nuclear accord. Source: Bloomberg
