Mid-term German military budget not enough, says defense ministry
Planned government funding for Germany’s military, which faces worsening equipment and personnel shortages, will not meet its needs after next year and should be increased, the defense ministry said on Monday.
Ethiopia and Eritrea declare war over, promise peace and shared ports
Ethiopia and Eritrea declared their “state of war” over on Monday and agreed to open embassies, develop ports and resume flights, concrete signs of a stunning rapprochement that has swept away two decades of hostility in a matter of weeks.
Israel threatens ‘harsh response’ to any Syrian forces in demilitarized Golan
Israel threatened a “harsh response” on Monday to any attempt by Syrian forces advancing against southern rebel areas to deploy in a Golan Heights frontier zone that was demilitarized under a 44-year-old U.N. monitored truce between the neighboring foe…
UK police say unclear if latest Novichok poisoning linked to attack on Skripals
Britain’s top counter-terrorism officer said on Monday that detectives were unable to say if the Novichok that two Britons were exposed to was the same that struck down a former Russian double agent and his daughter.
Indian court upholds death for 2012 Delhi gang rape convicts
India’s Supreme Court on Monday upheld the death penalty for three men convicted in the gang rape of a young woman in Delhi in 2012, a landmark case that brought an unprecedented level of attention to violence against women in the country.
Romania’s president removes chief anti-corruption prosecutor
Romania’s President Klaus Iohannis sacked chief anti-corruption prosecutor Laura Codruta Kovesi on Monday to honor a constitutional court ruling which Kovesi said may leave prosecutors exposed to political interference.
Militants kill three militia fighters near Iraq’s Baiji refinery: police
Islamic State militants killed three government-backed militia fighters on Monday near Iraq’s biggest oil refinery in the northern city of Baiji, police and militia sources said.
Spain PM meets Catalan leader in bid to defuse political tensions
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez met pro-independence Catalan leader Quim Torra on Monday for the first time, in a move that signals a softening of tensions between Madrid and Barcelona after a bitter political standoff.
Rescuers race to find survivors after Japan floods kill at least 114
Rescuers in Japan dug through mud and rubble on Monday, racing to find survivors after torrential rain unleashed floods and landslides that killed at least 114 people, with dozens missing.
Brexit betrayed or the end of May: What does David Davis’s resignation mean?
David Davis thrust Prime Minister Theresa May’s government into crisis by resigning as Brexit negotiator and publicly denouncing her strategy as a betrayal of voters’ wishes that risked undermining British interests.
