Saudi Arabia, U.S. to cooperate on security of global energy supply: Saudi press
Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman and U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry met in Riyadh on Monday and will work together to ensure the security of global energy supply, Saudi state news agency SPA reported.
Slovak parliament toughens pre-election polling rules before February vote
Slovakia’s ruling leftist Smer party pushed a bill through parliament on Monday extending a ban on opinion polls to 50 days before elections, one of the longest periods in the world.
Four killed in Iraq as protests persist
Iraq declared a curfew in Baghdad on Monday as four people were killed and 277 injured in the fourth day of anti-government protests, and the coalition government’s most powerful erstwhile supporter called for early elections.
One killed when Iraqi police use live fire to disperse protesters in Kerbala: sources
At least one person was killed and 53 wounded on Monday when Iraqi policemen used live fire to disperse protesters in the Shi’ite holy city of Kerbala, security and medical sources told Reuters.
EU agrees Brexit delay as British parliament blocks December 12 election
The European Union agreed a three-month flexible Brexit delay on Monday but the British parliament rejected Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s bid to end the political paralysis with a Dec. 12 election.
British PM Johnson says government will move bill for December 12 election
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday his government would present a bill to parliament to hold an election on Dec. 12, saying it was time to “get Brexit done”.
U.S. wants to strengthen anti-Islamic State coalition after Baghdadi death: official
The United States wants to bolster the presence of a coalition fighting Islamic State in northeastern Syria, a senior State Department official said on Monday, and will convene a meeting of foreign ministers in Washington on Nov. 14.
Syrian Democratic Forces say Baghdadi’s underwear was DNA tested before raid
Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s underpants were obtained by an undercover source and DNA tested to prove his identity before an operation by U.S. forces to kill him, an advisor to the Syrian Democratic Forces said on Monday.
UK lawmakers reject PM Johnson’s early election bid
British lawmakers on Monday rejected holding an early election, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson failed to gain the two-thirds majority backing in parliament he required.
Baghdadi given burial at sea, afforded religious rites: source
The United States has given the remains of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi a burial at sea and afforded him religious rites according to Islamic custom, after he was killed in a commando raid on Saturday, a U.S. official told Reuters.
