Spain will exhume dictator Francisco Franco’s remains on Thursday
Spain will on Thursday remove the 1.5-tonne slab which has covered the tomb of dictator Francisco Franco for the past 44 years and fly his remains by helicopter away from a state mausoleum, government sources told reporters on Monday.
Putin steps up push for influence in Africa with broadside against West
President Vladimir Putin stepped up Russia’s push for influence in Africa days before he hosts a summit with African leaders, saying on Monday that Moscow can offer help without political conditions unlike what he cast as the exploitative West.
Lebanon’s Aoun: protests show ‘people’s pain’, corruption charges not all fair
Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun said on Monday that protests gripping the country showed “people’s pain” but that accusing all politicians of corruption equally was not fair.
Lebanon set to cut ministers’ pay as protests engulf country
Lebanon’s cabinet is expected to approve reforms including halving ministers’ wages on Monday in a bid to ease an economic crisis and defuse protests that have been the biggest show of dissent against the ruling elite in decades.
Lion Air 737 MAX families set for crash report briefing
Indonesia plans to share a final report into a deadly Boeing Co 737 MAX crash with the families of victims on Wednesday, according to a spokesman for the country’s air accident investigator.
UK PM Johnson on right side of the law over Brexit delay letter: lawyer
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is on the right side of the law after he reluctantly sent a letter requesting a Brexit delay at his opponents’ behest, a lawyer who has worked on high-profile cases challenging the government said on Monday.
Rioting migrants torch cars, injure policeman at Maltese holding center
Rioting migrants in Malta set at least five staff cars on fire and injured a policeman in their holding center as they demanded their freedom.
U.S. troops cross into Iraq as part of withdrawal from Syria
U.S. troops crossed into Iraq early on Monday, part of a withdrawal from northeast Syria ordered by President Donald Trump that opened the way for Turkish troops to launch an offensive against Kurdish fighters in the area.
Northern Irish DUP lawmaker: we shall not support EU customs union proposal
A lawmaker from the Northern Irish Democratic Unionist Party said on Monday that it would not support a possible amendment to Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal that would put the United Kingdom in a customs union with the European Union.
Spanish PM to visit Barcelona, criticizes regional chief
Spain’s acting prime minister said he would visit Barcelona on Monday to see police injured in protests that have racked Catalonia and accused the region’s pro-separatist leader of failing in his duties.
