Mali says 24 soldiers killed in ambush on Sunday
Gunmen killed 24 Malian soldiers in an ambush on their convoy in central Mali on Sunday, a spokesman for the west African nation’s army said.
Polish opposition pressures government over medical purchases
Poland’s opposition demanded answers on Monday over a government deal for medical ventilators to help combat the coronavirus, saying the contract was worth 250 million zlotys ($63.7 million) but the equipment had not arrived.
China’s new virus outbreak needs further testing after ‘hypothesis’ on cause: WHO
The origins of a new cluster of coronavirus infections in Beijing are uncertain, World Health Organization officials said on Monday, but the claim that it might have been caused by imports or packaging of salmon was not the “primary hypothesis”.
Chile extends state of catastrophe by 90 days as coronavirus surges
Chile´s government said on Monday it would extend a state of catastrophe in place since mid-March by 90 days as cases of coronavirus in the South American nation have surged.
Irish coalition deal set to make Micheal Martin PM until end of 2022
The head of Ireland’s Fianna Fail party Micheal Martin is set to serve as the country’s prime minister from late June until Dec. 15, 2022 according to the terms of a coalition agreement that must be approved by members of three parties involved.
Vatican releases Italian arrested in London building investigation
Vatican prosecutors on Monday provisionally released Gianluigi Torzi, an Italian middleman in a controversial deal in which the Vatican used Church money to purchase a luxury building in London as an investment.
France slams Turkish interference in Libya
France said on Monday it condemned any ongoing foreign interference in Libya, singling out the intensification of Turkish support.
Senegal says two soldiers killed after vehicle hit anti-tank mine
Two Senegalese soldiers were killed and several others injured after their vehicle hit an anti-tank mine in the south of the country, the army said in a statement on Monday.
Polish state TV uses Jewish property restitution issue to attack opposition
Polish public television has raised the sensitive issue of Jewish property restitution during the country’s presidential campaign by accusing the main opposition candidate, Rafal Trzaskowski, of putting foreign interests first.
Macron caught off guard as spokeswoman calls for lifting taboo on race
French President Emmanuel Macron appeared to be caught off guard on Monday by a proposal by a government spokeswoman, one of the most prominent black people in French politics, to lift a decades-old taboo against collecting statistics by race.
