Polish president halts justice reforms after days of protests
WARSAW (Reuters) – Polish President Andrzej Duda unexpectedly announced on Monday he would veto two of three judicial reform bills passed by parliament that have triggered nationwide protests and raised EU and U.S. concerns about a politicization of th…
Trump aide Greenblatt heading to Jordan for talks after Israel visit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy, Jason Greenblatt, is heading to Jordan for talks about the Mideast peace process after meetings in Israel, a senior administration official said on Monday.
Rights group calls for probe into Libyan forces after execution video shown
CAIRO (Reuters) – Libya officials should investigate and dismiss forces involved in atrocities, a human rights group said on Monday, after a video appeared on social media purportedly showing a military unit executing 20 suspected militants.
Turkey’s Erdogan ends tour with no sign of Qatar progress
DOHA (Reuters) – Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan left Qatar on Monday after two days in the Gulf trying to mediate in the worst row among Arab states for years but there was no sign he had made any progress.
Russia ready to help mediate in Qatar row if asked: Lavrov
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is ready to help mediate in the dispute between Qatar and Arab states if approached, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview released on Monday.
Thailand freezes former PM Yingluck’s bank accounts in rice subsidy case
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s justice ministry froze some of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra’s bank accounts, the ministry and her legal team said on Monday, in relation to a $1 billion fine imposed by the ruling junta over her administratio…
Pope’s treasurer faces sex abuse charges in Australia, a grim reminder for his home town
BALLARAT, Australia (Reuters) – One of the pope’s top advisers, Cardinal George Pell, makes his first court appearance in Australia this week on charges of historic sex crimes, a bitter reminder for his home town reeling from more than a dozen abuse ca…
Libya coastguard rescues nearly 300 migrants off the coast: official
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya’s coastguard rescued an estimated 278 migrants including women and children on Monday off the shores of two different towns west of the capital Tripoli, a spokesman said.
France’s Macron faces grassroots court challenge over party rules
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron faced the first grassroots revolt from within his own camp on Monday when hundreds of activists asked a court to halt voting on new rules for the political party that helped him win power in May.
Chinese jets intercept U.S. surveillance plane: U.S. officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two Chinese fighter jets intercepted a U.S. Navy surveillance plane over the East China Sea at the weekend, with one jet coming within about 300 feet (91 meters) of the American aircraft, U.S. officials said on Monday.
