Russian state nuclear company Rosatom plans to launch the Akkuyu nuclear plant in Turkey in 2023, it told Reuters, adding that the talks with potential new investors are not expected to affect the construction timetable. Source: Hürriyet Daily News
Italy’s League has overtaken the Five Star Movement in voter support and become the country’s leading party in opinion polls for the first time, according to a poll by SWG to be be aired on television channel LA7. Source Bloomberg
Italy on Saturday demanded that the Netherlands recall two Dutch-flagged migrant rescue ships after one of the non-government organisations that operate them called the interior minister a fascist. Source: Times of Malta
Turkish military forces have entered the outskirts of the northern Syrian town of Manbij as part of a deal agreed with the United States, Turkish media reported on June 18, citing local sources. Source: Hürriyet Daily News
