U.S. sanctions nine people, one entity tied to Iran’s top leader
The United States imposed sanctions on nine people with ties to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, including his chief of staff, one of his sons and the head of Iran’s judiciary, the U.S. Treasury Department said on Monday.
Canada’s Trudeau, seeking support, to meet opposition leaders next week
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will meet with opposition leaders next week as he seeks support for his minority government on measures that include cutting taxes for the middle class and fighting climate change.
Jordan government resigns ahead of a reshuffle: state media
Jordan’s cabinet on Monday resigned ahead of a government reshuffle expected in the next few days, the state news agency said.
Jordan says two citizens held in Israel to return ‘before end of week’
Israel will soon release two Jordanians whose months-long detention without charge, after crossing into the occupied West Bank, had led Jordan to recall its ambassador, the two countries said on Monday.
At least five dead as Iraqi security forces open fire on Baghdad protesters
Iraqi security forces killed at least five people when they opened fire on protesters in Baghdad on Monday, a Reuters witness said, as thousands took part in the largest wave of anti-government protests for decades.
Zimbabwe police give unions green light for public sector protest
Zimbabwe police have given public sector workers permission to march for better pay on Wednesday in what is widely seen as a test of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s willingness to tolerate dissent.
Germany decries Iran’s move to speed up nuclear work, urges return to accord
Iran’s announcement that it has developed advanced machines to speed up uranium enrichment jeopardizes a 2015 accord with world powers, Germany’s foreign minister said on Monday, urging Tehran to return to the pact.
Romanian government wins confidence vote, key for EU policymaking
The centrist minority government of Romanian Prime Minister Ludovic Orban won a vote of confidence in parliament on Monday, improving the prospects of filling a policymaking vacuum in Bucharest and the European Union.
Romania new PM to name EU commissioner after consulting president
Romania’s new Prime Minister Ludovic Orban will propose an European Commissioner to Brussels only after consultations with President Klaus Iohannis, but this nomination will come “as soon as possible.”
UK PM Johnson’s Conservatives have 7-point lead over Labour: ICM
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservatives have a seven percentage-point lead over the opposition Labour Party ahead of a Dec. 12 election, according to an ICM poll published by Reuters on Monday.
