Senior U.S. State Department official confirms release of Lebanon military aid
The United States has released military aid to Lebanon, a senior State Department official confirmed on Monday.
FBI says Russian FaceApp is ‘potential counterintelligence threat’
The Federal Bureau of Investigation considers any mobile app developed in Russia to be a “potential counterintelligence threat,” it said on Monday, responding to a U.S. lawmaker’s query about face-editing photo app FaceApp.
Colombian government asks strikers to call off protest, offers more dialogue
Colombia’s government on Monday asked unions and student organizations that are set to hold a third national strike in as many weeks on Wednesday to cancel the protest and agreed to union demands to meet individually with the government.
Trump grants temporary reprieve for N.Irish ex-militant facing deportation
The Trump administration has granted a rare reprieve from deportation to a former member of an Irish Republican militant group who had been convicted of crimes committed during the political and sectarian conflict in Northern Ireland in the 1980s, a U….
Government in Libya’s capital condemns deadly air strikes
Libya’s internationally recognized government on Monday condemned air strikes in the capital Tripoli and the southern desert which it said had caused civilian casualties, most of them women and children.
Russia refused Dutch request to hand over MH17 suspect: Netherlands
Russia has refused a Dutch request to hand over a suspect in the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, in violation of European law, prosecutors said on Monday.
East Libyan forces blamed for deadly air strikes in Tripoli, south
Libya’s internationally recognized government on Monday blamed rival, eastern-based forces for air strikes in the capital and the southern desert which it said had caused civilian casualties, most of them women and children.
Trump administration lifts hold on Lebanon security aid: source
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has lifted a “hold” on security aid for Lebanon, a congressional aide said on Monday, more than a month after it began withholding the money.
Hungarian president names Budapest judge to lead powerful judiciary office
Hungary’s president on Monday nominated a Budapest judge to head the country’s powerful judiciary office for the next nine years, amid concerns that nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban might be encroaching on judicial independence.
After Libya arms embargo breaches, U.N. Security Council warns countries to stop
The United Nations Security Council called on all countries on Monday to implement an arms embargo on Libya and to stay out of the conflict after U.N. sanctions monitors accused Jordan, the United Arab Emirates and Turkey of repeated violations.
