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…
Canadian province of Quebec begins gradual reopening, except for city of Montreal
The province of Quebec, worst hit in Canada by the coronavirus, began gradually reopening its economy on Monday but pushed back plans for a restart in the city of Montreal, citing health concerns.
Syrian air defences thwart missile attack in Aleppo: state media
Syrian air defences thwarted an aerial missile attack in the skies of the northern city of Aleppo, state media said on Monday.
Venezuela makes eight new arrests in alleged incursion attempt
Venezuelan authorities said eight people involved in a “mercenary incursion” were detained on Monday along the country’s coast, adding that the suspects were part of a plot that the government said it foiled a day earlier.
Reuters wins Pulitzer for photography; Alaska newspaper takes public service award
The Anchorage Daily News won the Pulitzer Prize for public service journalism in collaboration with the investigative site ProPublica, while the photography staff of Reuters won the breaking news photography award for documenting last year’s violent pr…
Israel, easing restrictions, seeks new ‘coronavirus normal’
Israel on Monday eased many restrictions on the public put in place to prevent the spread of coronavirus, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu citing the country’s success in containing the virus so far.
Six dead as plane carrying coronavirus aid crashes in Somalia
A plane carrying aid supplies for use in the fight against the coronavirus crashed in Somalia on Monday, killing all six people on board, the Somali transport minister said.
WHO says Pompeo remarks on virus origin ‘speculative’, seeks data
The World Health Organization said on Monday that comments by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo citing “evidence” that the new coronavirus had emerged from a Chinese laboratory were “speculative”, and called for a science-based inquiry.
