Taliban attacks airport
The Taliban has attacked Kandahar airport compound in southern Afghanistan. At least 18 people died. Afghan, US and NATO military forces are based at the compound. It’s the second Taliban attack in Kandahar in the past 24 hours. On Monday night, two militants died during fighting with police.
Syrian opposition meeting
Rebel groups from the Syrian opposition are meeting in the Saudi capital, Riyadh. They’re trying to unite before peace talks in Vienna in January. Daesh, Al Nusra Front and the PYD have not been invited. Iran has criticised the latest meeting, saying it could harm the Vienna talks. Tehran is one of Bashar al Assad’s allies.
Refugees removed from border
Greek police have begun removing about 1,200 refugees who are waiting at the border with Macedonia. Greece says the asylum seekers will be sent to Athens and held in migration centres before being returned to their home countries. Many European countries have closed their doors to people they classify as ‘economic migrants.’ Some, like Macedonia, say they’ll only take in people from Syria or Afghanistan. Last week, some EU member states threatened to suspend Greece from the bloc’s visa-free Schengen Area for not preventing asylum seekers from leaving for other parts of Europe.
Inquiry into missing Aboriginal women
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government will begin work on improving relations with Canada’s aboriginal people. This was one of the campaign promises of his newly elected Liberal Party. They’ll launch an inquiry into the murder and disappearance of more than 1,000 aboriginal women in the past 35 years. Trudeau has also promised to raise government spending limits for aboriginal people. He says he’ll invest more money in their education by lifting the two percent cap on First Nations funding.
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