Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Tuesday it was important for Turkey to remain part of the NATO security alliance and continue its orientation toward Europe despite current tensions between the two countries. Source: Daily Sabah
Forty-nine rescued refugees and migrants, including 12 minors, remained stranded at sea on Tuesday on board a nonprofit rescue ship as Italy’s Interior Minister Matteo Salvini barred them from disembarking in Italy. Source: Al Jazeera
US Ambassador Richard Grenell is in new trouble: because Donald Trump confidante is interfering in German budget planning, Wolfgang Kubicki, vice-president of the Bundestag, sharply criticises him. There is also discontent within the Union. Federal Foreign Minister Heiko Maas (SPD) must declare US Ambassador Richard Grenell “immediately” as a persona non grata, FDP Vice-Chairman Wolfgang Kubicki said. Kubicki reacted to the ambassador’s interference in the German budget debate with this drastic demand. Source: Die Welt
Turkey and Iran carried out a joint operation against the PKK terrorists, Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu said Monday. “We started staging a joint operation with Iran against the PKK on our eastern border as of 08:00 p.m. (0500 GMT) this morning,” Soylu said. Soylu noted that the government will announce the results soon. Source: Daily Sabah
