Argentine police arrest 4 gang members, still seeking shooters in death of British tourist
Argentine authorities said on Monday they had identified suspects in the shooting death of a British tourist killed in an armed robbery attempt outside a luxury Buenos Aires hotel over the weekend.
Amnesty says 304 killed in Iran unrest, thousands arrested including children
At least 304 people have been killed in Iran during anti-government unrest that broke out last month, Amnesty International said on Tuesday.
To Brexit backdrop, Northern Ireland parties try to restore devolved government
Irish nationalists and pro-British unionists in Northern Ireland began talks on Monday to restore devolved government to the province at a time when the United Kingdom’s imminent departure from the European Union threatens the already delicate politica…
EU tells Malta to hasten push for independent judges, prosecutors
The European Commission urged Malta on Monday to speed up reforms to ensure the independence of its judiciary amid uproar over the investigation into the 2017 murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.
Lebanon delays PM designation as political crisis deepens
The nomination of Lebanon’s next prime minister was postponed on Monday as new complications surfaced in efforts to agree a government that is urgently needed to pull the country out of a destabilizing economic crisis.
UK court to decide if negligent hospital must pay for surrogate pregnancies in U.S.
The case of a woman who wants the London hospital responsible for her infertility to pay for four surrogate pregnancies in the United States reached Britain’s Supreme Court on Monday.
Dozens detained in rare Kazakhstan Independence Day protests
Police detained dozens of people in Kazakhstan’s two main cities on Monday at rare protests demanding political reform and the sidelining of the family of former President Nursultan Nazarbayev.
Pentagon chief urges Iraq to stop attacks on bases housing U.S. forces
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Monday he spoke with Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi amid a spate of attacks on bases housing U.S. forces in Iraq and called on Baghdad to take steps to get the situation under control.
In blow to Macron, France pensions reform tsar resigns
The French government’s High Commissioner for Pensions Jean-Paul Delevoye resigned on Monday after local media reported that he had failed to publicly declare posts that he had held in parallel to his cabinet position.
China’s premier urges resolution of Hong Kong’s deep-rooted economic problems: state radio
China’s Premier Li Keqiang says the Hong Kong government must speed up research and resolution of deep-rooted economic problems, according to state radio.
