U.S. should keep Congress informed about nuclear talks with Saudis: GAO
The U.S. Departments of State and Energy should commit to regular briefings to relevant committees in Congress on talks about nuclear power cooperation with Saudi Arabia, a congressional watchdog said in a report on Monday.
Venezuela makes eight new arrests, alleges U.S. supported incursion
Venezuelan authorities said eight people involved in a “mercenary incursion” were detained on Monday along the country’s coast, adding the suspects were part of a U.S.-backed plot that the government said it foiled a day earlier.
Global coronavirus deaths exceed quarter of a million: Reuters tally
Global coronavirus deaths rose past a quarter of a million on Monday after infections topped 3.5 million, a Reuters tally of official government data showed, even as several countries began easing lockdowns designed to contain the pandemic.
Germany to reopen all shops, allow soccer matches: sources
Germany’s state premiers will agree on measures to further ease coronavirus restrictions in a teleconference with Chancellor Angela Merkel scheduled for Wednesday, two people familiar with the preparations told Reuters on Monday.
Labour opposition will support any lockdown extension, says UK’s Starmer
Britain’s opposition Labour leader Keir Starmer said on Monday he would support any extension of social distancing measures, calling for a “national consensus” on the next phase of the country’s response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Armed group in northeast Congo says to lay down weapons
An armed group in northeast Congo known for using fetishes to protect its fighters said on Monday it would lay down its arms and end attacks against civilians and the army, weeks after its leader was killed and other senior figures arrested.
Syrian army says Israeli jets hit military outposts in Aleppo province
Syrian air defences thwarted an Israeli missile attack on a research centre and a military base in the northern province of Aleppo state media said on Monday in the fifth such strikes in two weeks on suspected Iranian targets.
Bolsonaro picks new top cop after clashing with Brazil’s Supreme Court
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Monday picked a new head of the federal police following a Supreme Court decision to block his effort to appoint a family friend – a tactical retreat a day after he and supporters threatened the court in anti-democ…
Mexico urges U.S. to probe of ‘all’ officials with ties to ex-minister
Mexico’s president on Monday urged Washington to investigate “all” officials, including members of elite U.S. law enforcement agencies, with ties to a former Mexican security minister accused of taking bribes from a top drug gang.
Alaska newspaper wins public service Pulitzer Prize; Reuters wins for photography
The Anchorage Daily News and ProPublica won the Pulitzer Prize for public service journalism on Monday for revealing one-third of Alaska’s villages had no police protection, while the photography staff of Reuters won the breaking news photography award…
