Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said Wednesday that Italy is set to donate 12 patrol boats to Libya to help the north African country’s coast guard combat human trafficking. “Today, time permitting, in the cabinet we will donate 12 patrol boats to Libya with the related crew training so they can continue to protect lives in the Mediterranean,” Salvini told a question time session in parliament. Source ANSA
Warships were put through paces in the Yellow, East and, most likely, South China seas, official reports say. Source: South China Morning Post
Supreme leader rejects Trump’s offer as foreign minister questions whether US president is ‘serious about talks’. Source: Al Jazeera
Counter-terror police are leading the investigation after a car crashed into security barriers outside the Houses of Parliament at speed. Source: The Telegraph
