Europe should consider renewed sanctions on Iran, Germany suggests
Germany, Britain and France should be ready to consider starting moves to reinstate international sanctions on Iran over breaches of its 2015 nuclear deal, Germany’s foreign minister said on Monday.
Bomb attacks kill five, injure dozens in Syria’s Qamishli: forces
Three bombs exploded in Qamishli in northeast Syria on Monday, killing five people and wounding 26 in the city, which is largely-controlled by Kurdish fighters, security forces said.
Uber CEO says he was wrong to call Khashoggi killing a ‘mistake’
Uber’s chief executive said on Monday the murder by Saudi Arabia, a major investor in his company, of journalist Jamal Khashoggi last year could not be excused and that he was wrong to have described the killing as a “serious mistake”.
Putin, Merkel agree Ukraine should give special status to Donbass: Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed in a phone call on Monday that Ukraine should give the separatist-controlled Donbass region a special status set out in Ukrainian law, the Kremlin said.
Top Iraqi cleric casts doubt on reforms offered to defuse unrest
Iraq’s top Shi’ite cleric on Monday expressed concern that the political elite is not serious about enacting reforms in the face of mass unrest and said protesters should not go home until concrete steps had been taken to meet their demands.
Britain says it is concerned by escalation of violence in Hong Kong
Britain’s Foreign Office said on Monday it was concerned about the escalation of violence between protesters and police in Hong Kong and urged both sides to find a way forward.
Polish far-right groups march on independence anniversary
Tens of thousands of Poles took part in a far-right march in the capital Warsaw on Monday to mark Polish independence, an annual event that has become a focus of friction between nationalists and liberals.
‘Everything is a mess’: Morales exit rocks Bolivia, splits region
Looting and roadblocks convulsed Bolivia on Monday after President Evo Morales’ resignation ended 14 years of socialist rule and left a power vacuum his opponents scrambled to fill.
Bolivia’s legislative assembly receives Morales resignation letter: Vice Presidential office
Bolivia’s legislative assembly has received the resignation letter from Evo Morales after the leftist leader announced that he would step down on Sunday, an official at the Vice Presidential office confirmed on Monday.
UK Conservatives’ lead over Labour widens slightly: ICM poll
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party has edged a bit further ahead of the opposition Labour Party during the past week, an opinion poll by ICM for Reuters showed on Monday, ahead of a Dec. 12 election.
