UK court rejects Brexit delay case, saying PM Johnson pledged to abide by law
A Scottish court on Monday rejected a legal bid to force Boris Johnson to ask for a Brexit delay if he has not struck a deal with the European Union in less than two weeks’ time, saying the British Prime Minister had given assurances he would do so.
Legal text for Brexit plan will only be published if it helps talks: UK minister
Britain will only publish the legal text of its Brexit proposal if doing so helps negotiations with the European Union, junior Brexit minister James Duddridge said on Monday.
‘Sorry, this is an emergency’: Climate protesters block streets around world
Thousands of climate activists took to the streets of cities around the world on Monday, launching two weeks of peaceful civil disobedience to demand immediate action to cut carbon emissions and avert an ecological disaster.
Facing stiff competition, will Colombia’s marijuana industry go up in smoke?
A intense scent hangs in the air at the 15-hectare La Chacra medicinal cannabis farm in central Colombia, where marijuana plants blossom in the warm closeness of its huge, heavily-secured greenhouse.
Zimbabwe doctors defy government ultimatum to end strike
Striking Zimbabwean doctors defied a government ultimatum to return to work on Monday, after rejecting a 60% pay rise offer they say is not enough to keep up with soaring prices of basic goods.
France calls on Turkey not to act unilaterally in Syria
France on Monday called on Turkey to avoid any actions that could go against the interests of the anti-Islamic State coalition after the United States began pulling troops back from the northeast Syria border.
Explainer: Turkey set to redraw map of Syrian war once more
A looming Turkish incursion into northern Syria is set to reshape the map of the Syrian conflict once again, dealing a blow to Kurdish-led forces that have battled Islamic State while widening Turkey’s territorial control at the border.
Hong Kong police jeered by residents as protesters target shopping malls
Hong Kong police took to the streets on Monday night in an apparent show of force in a district that has seen some of the most violent clashes with protesters in recent months, but retreated after a confrontation with angry residents.
‘Everything was cool’: Zuma’s son denies fault at graft inquiry
Ex-South African president Jacob Zuma’s son Duduzane denied wrongdoing at a graft inquiry on Monday, rejecting testimony by an official who said he was offered a bribe and a ministerial post at a meeting where Duduzane was present.
Record number of candidates to contest Sri Lanka’s presidential election
A record 35 candidates have filed nominations to take part in Sri Lanka’s presidential election on Nov. 16, nearly twice as many as participated in the last poll in 2015, posing a logistical headache for election authorities.
