Morocco’s king appoints five new ministers
RABAT (Reuters) – Morocco’s king appointed five new ministers on Monday, a government statement said, after several top officials were dismissed in October for failing to improve the economic situation in a region shaken by protests.
Brazil holds breath for court ruling on Lula’s future
PORTO ALEGRE (Reuters) – Brazilian politicians, voters and investors will find out on Wednesday whether an appeals court will allow the country’s most popular leader, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, to run for president this year after being found guilty of…
Gambia arrests top Jammeh generals after they return from exile
BANJUL (Reuters) – Military authorities in Gambia arrested two of ex-strongman Yahya Jammeh’s generals after they returned unexpectedly from exile over the weekend, the army said in a statement on Monday.
Seven killed in bar shooting in drug-producing Colombian province
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Gunmen killed seven people on Sunday in a bar in Colombia’s Antioquia province, where the National Liberation Army (ELN) rebel group and the Gulf Clan drug gang are locked in a dispute over territory, police said.
U.S. aid chief visits Raqqa amid stabilization push
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government’s aid chief, Mark Green, made an unannounced visit to Raqqa in Syria on Monday, the most senior U.S. civilian official from the Trump administration to visit the war-struck northern city months after it was re…
‘Put Trump in his place’: nationalism awakens in Mexican presidential race
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s habit of slapping down Mexico is feeding nationalist sentiment in the country’s presidential election campaign, prompting contenders to defy him and strengthening the hand of the frontrunner, who is courting the a…
Pakistani principal shot dead by student over blasphemy dispute
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A Pakistani student shot and killed his school principal on Monday, in a dispute over the student skipping classes to attend rallies supporting the country’s strict blasphemy laws, a police official said.
Sudanese authorities release Reuters, AFP journalists
CAIRO (Reuters) – Sudanese authorities on Monday released a Reuters journalist and an Agence France-Presse (AFP) reporter who were detained while covering protests in Khartoum on Wednesday last week.
U.S. requires tougher cargo screening from Middle East airports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said on Monday it will require six Middle Eastern carriers to undergo enhanced cargo screening as part of an effort to raise global aviation security.
Treaty opposing violence against women will lead to ‘moral decay’, Bulgarian church says
SOFIA (Reuters) – The Bulgarian Orthodox Church on Monday urged lawmakers not to ratify a treaty designed to combat violence against women and domestic violence, saying it was opening the door to “moral decay”.
