Revolutionary Guards: Iran’s enemies will be destroyed if they cross our red lines
Iran will destroy the United States, Israel and Saudi Arabia if they cross Tehran’s red lines, the head of the elite Revolutionary Guards Hossein Salami said in a televised speech on Monday.
British parliament to reconvene on December 17: Downing Street statement
Britain’s parliament will be reconvened on Dec. 17 following the general election, and if Prime Minister Boris Johnson remains leader, his government plans to set out its legislative agenda on Dec. 19, the government said on Monday.
Britain is a dangerous mess, former PM Blair says
Former prime minister Tony Blair said on Monday that Britain was in a dangerous mess and that neither his own Labour Party nor Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservatives deserved to win a Dec. 12 election.
YouGov to release MRP poll for UK election on Wednesday
Market research firm YouGov said it would publish a closely watched poll which will seek to predict the outcome of Britain’s Dec. 12 at 2200 GMT on Wednesday.
Landslide democratic win puts pressure on leader of Chinese-ruled Hong Kong
(This November 25 story corrects ‘quadrupled’ to ‘tripled’ in par 17)
Piano-playing democrat beats pro-Beijing heavyweight in HK poll
Political newcomer Cary Lo, 37, expressed himself surprised but delighted after defeating pro-Beijing incumbent Junius Ho in the first and most high-profile upset for pro-democracy candidates in Hong Kong’s district council election on Sunday.
Europe police agency hits Islamic State servers in blow to jihadist publicity
Belgian prosecutors have knocked out several internet servers used by Islamic State, shutting a large number of accounts and websites run by its news arm, in an operation led by Europe’s police agency, the Belga press agency reported on Monday.
Protesters torch DR Congo mayor’s office after massacre
Protesters in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Beni set the town hall on fire on Monday after suspected Islamist rebels killed eight people in an overnight raid.
UK man in truck deaths case pleads guilty to immigration, property offences
A British truck driver charged with the manslaughter of 39 Vietnamese nationals found dead in a truck near London last month pleaded guilty on Monday to plotting to assist unlawful immigration and to acquiring criminal property.
From euro to ESM, Italy’s Salvini re-trains his eurosceptic fire
Matteo Salvini has recently dropped threats to take Italy out of the euro zone but the hard-right leader is now alarming European authorities with a new target for his eurosceptic anger: a planned reform of the region’s bailout fund.
