Controversial Amazon statues stolen from Rome church, dumped in river
Ultra-conservative Catholic militants admitted they stole statues they consider to be Amazon pagan idols from a church near the Vatican on Monday and dumped them from a bridge into the Tiber River.
Pentagon chief visits Saudi Arabia as tensions simmer with Iran
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday, with tensions simmering between Washington and Tehran, and Russia seeking to boost its influence in the Middle East.
Small plane crashes in Brazilian street killing at least three: firefighter
A small plane crashed on a street shortly after takeoff in the Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte on Monday, killing at least three people, a firefighter on the scene told Reuters.
Britain says EU is considering PM Johnson’s delay letter
Britain said on Monday that the European Union had accepted the letter sent by Prime Minister Boris Johnson that requested a Brexit delay and was considering it.
UK PM Johnson is disappointed Brexit vote will not go ahead on Monday: spokesman
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is disappointed the parliament will not allow a vote on his Brexit deal on Monday, his spokesman said, describing the speaker’s move as one that denied the chance to deliver on the will of the British people.
Facing protests, Lebanon approves emergency economic reforms
Lebanon approved an emergency reform package on Monday in response to protests over dire economic conditions, but the moves did not go far enough to persuade demonstrators to leave the streets or investors to halt a plunge in its bonds.
Agreeing Brexit deal ‘self-evidently’ in UK’s economic interest: finance minister
Agreeing the Brexit deal negotiated by Prime Minister Boris Johnson is “self-evidently” in the interest of Britain’s economy, finance minister Sajid Javid said in a letter published on Monday.
Small Brazil plane crashes killing at least three: local media
A small plane crashed on a street in the Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte on Monday, leaving at least three dead in the capital city of Minas Gerais state, firefighters told local news media.
Kremlin: Ukraine sending Moscow conflicting signals on peace plan
The Kremlin said on Monday that Kiev had sent Russia mixed signals about the war in eastern Ukraine despite agreeing to a peace plan and that no progress had been made on organizing an international summit aimed at finding a resolution.
Putin, Netanyahu discuss possibility of Russia pardoning jailed U.S.-Israeli woman
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed the possibility of Russia pardoning U.S.-Israeli national Naama Issachar when they spoke by phone on Monday, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said.
