Accused in Namibian fishing corruption scandal withdraw bail application
Two former ministers and four others implicated in Namibia’s biggest corruption scandal will remain in police custody until Feb. 20 after their lawyers abandoned their bail application on Monday, the prosecuting authority said.
Croatian government and teachers agree gradual pay hike to end strike
The Croatian government and teachers on Monday agreed a pay deal to end industrial action that began in October and included a nationwide strike that has halted all classes in primary and secondary schools since Nov. 19.
Prosecution in Israel lines up over 300 witnesses in Netanyahu case
An indictment submitted to Israel’s parliament on Monday against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu names more than 300 prosecution witnesses, including wealthy friends and former aides, in three graft cases against him.
Canada’s premiers discuss demands to new Trudeau government as oil patch struggles
The premiers of Canada’s provincial and territorial governments began meeting on Monday to discuss their demands to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s new government as frustration simmers in the Western oil patch.
Russia to upgrade homegrown encyclopedia after Putin pans Wikipedia
Russia is to set up a new online site for its national encyclopedia after President Vladimir Putin said Wikipedia was unreliable and should be replaced.
France’s Macron pays respects to soldiers killed in Mali, says battle goes on
President Emmanuel Macron paid tribute on Monday to 13 French soldiers killed in Mali last week and vowed no respite in the fight against Islamist militants in the region.
Kosovo indicts six over murder of moderate Serb leader
Six people have been indicted over the killing of moderate Kosovo Serb politician Oliver Ivanovic in January 2018, the state prosecutor’s office said on Monday.
UK Conservatives ramp up Facebook election ads
Britain’s governing Conservative Party has ramped up its campaigning efforts on social media platform Facebook with a surge of ads highlighting policy areas to younger voters.
Trial reform looms as new threat for Italy’s fractious government
Italy’s ruling parties are on a collision course over a proposal to relax time limits on the prosecution of crimes, threatening the future of the fractious, three-month old government.
U.S. House Speaker Pelosi says at climate summit: “We are still in”
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi took her duel with Donald Trump to a climate summit on Monday, pledging that Congress would urgently tackle global warming despite the president’s opposition to an international pact.
