Three die as heavy storms and flooding hit Greece
Three people died in torrential rain and thunderstorms that caused widespread flooding and disrupted transport in Greece on Monday, officials said.
Peru’s top court orders release of jailed opposition leader Keiko Fujimori
Peru’s Constitutional Tribunal on Monday ordered the release of opposition leader Keiko Fujimori, jailed last year for alleged money laundering and receiving illegal contributions from Brazilian construction company Odebrecht.
Catalan separatist party approves talks with Socialists on PM vote
Members of Catalan separatist party Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (ERC) overwhelmingly voted on Monday to support a Socialist-led coalition government in Spain on the condition of dialogue over the issue of Catalan independence.
Colombia protests enter fifth day; Duque meets with unions, business leaders
Thousands of protesters took to streets of Colombia’s capital Bogota on Monday for a fifth day of demonstrations over issues including economic reforms, police violence and corruption as President Ivan Duque met with unions and business leaders.
Santander to stop charging commissions on remittances to Mexico
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday Spanish bank Santander will stop charging commissions as of Tuesday on remittances sent by migrants to their relatives in Mexico.
Netanyahu not obliged to step aside after indictment: attorney general
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu does not have to step aside after being indicted for alleged corruption, the country’s attorney general ruled on Monday, a reprieve for the conservative leader as he fights for his political survival.
Thousands in Georgia protest to demand electoral reform
Thousands of protesters blocked entrances to parliament in Georgia’s capital on Monday to press for proportional representation and reform to an electoral system they say unfairly favors the ruling party.
Two priests in Argentina sentenced to more than 40 years in sex abuse case
An Argentine court on Monday convicted two Roman Catholic priests and the former gardener of a church-run school for deaf students in the province of Mendoza on 28 counts of sexual abuse and corruption of minors.
Arab League formally rejects U.S. policy shift on Israeli settlements
The Arab League on Monday formally rejected a decision by the United States to no longer consider settlements in Israeli-occupied territory illegal, saying the move was a threat to peace and a flagrant violation of international law.
Special Report:‘Time to take out our swords’ – Inside Iran’s plot to attack Saudi Arabia
Four months before a swarm of drones and missiles crippled the world’s biggest oil processing facility in Saudi Arabia, Iranian security officials gathered at a heavily fortified compound in Tehran.
