U.N. Libya envoy blames deadly military academy strike on Haftar ally
The United Nations Libya envoy said on Monday that a country supporting commander Khalifa Haftar’s self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA) was likely responsible for a deadly drone attack on a military academy in the capital Tripoli.
Argentina boosts security at airports, U.S. embassy over Iran tensions
Argentina’s government boosted security at its airports, borders and the U.S. embassy in Buenos Aires as tensions simmer between the United States and Iran, the South American country’s defense minister told local media on Monday.
U.S. created ‘global anti-US fury and a worldwide rancor’ by killing Soleimani: Iran foreign minister
The United States has created “global anti-US fury and a worldwide rancor” by killing senior Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted on Monday.
U.S. considering more sanctions to ratchet up pressure on Venezuela: special envoy
The United States is looking at additional sanctions to step up pressure on the Venezuelan government, the U.S. special envoy for the country said on Monday, after Venezuela’s ruling Socialist party moved forcefully to install a new head of Congress.
Highway crash in Peru kills 16, including two Germans
At least 16 people, including two Germans, died in a crash in southern Peru on Monday after a bus collided with other vehicles and rolled over, local police said.
‘Never threaten the Iranian nation,’ Rouhani warns Trump as crowds mourn commander
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei wept in grief with hundreds of thousands of mourners thronging Tehran’s streets on Monday for the funeral of military commander Qassem Soleimani, killed by a U.S. drone on U.S. President Donald Trump’s order…
Ten years after Haiti quake, a man left disabled struggles to rebuild his life
Haiti’s calamitous earthquake a decade ago leveled much of the capital, killed tens of thousands and left some 1.5 million people homeless.
European powers to decide in coming days on Iran dispute mechanism: French minister
France’s foreign minister said on Monday the substance of the Iran nuclear deal was slowly disappearing and European powers would decide in coming days whether to launch a dispute resolution process over Iran’s latest violations.
U.S. oil major Chevron pulls staff from northern Iraq
Chevron Corp removed its expatriate staff operating in northern Iraq as a security precaution, a spokeswoman said on Monday, joining other oil companies pulling staff following the U.S. killing of an Iranian general in the country.
U.S. girl killed in highway attack near border in Mexico
A 13-year-old American girl was killed over the weekend after the vehicle she and her family were traveling in came under fire on a highway south of the Mexican border city of Nuevo Laredo, state security officials said on Monday.
