Ten militants killed after Somalia attack: U.S. military
The U.S. military said on Monday that U.S. and partnered forces had killed 10 militants and destroyed a vehicle after Somali insurgents mounted an ambitious attack on a base where U.S. special forces train Somali commandos.
Saudi crown prince warns of escalation with Iran
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince warned in an interview broadcast on Sunday that oil prices could spike to “unimaginably high numbers” if the world doesn’t come together to deter Iran, but said he preferred a political solution to a military one.
Peru’s Vizcarra threatens Congress shutdown as lawmakers cry ‘coup’
The centrist government of Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra made a last-minute appeal to Congress to halt the opposition’s plans to name new members of Peru’s top court on Monday, a vote that Vizcarra warned would lead him to close Congress.
Five more migrant bodies found from Morocco capsizing
The bodies of five migrants were found on Morocco’s Atlantic coast near Casablanca on Monday, bringing to 12 the number killed when their boat capsized on Saturday, the state news agency reported.
Hong Kong braces for ‘violent attack’ on sensitive Chinese anniversary: police
Hong Kong authorities are preparing for a day of chaos on the city’s streets on Tuesday, the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, and metro stations and malls will close ahead of protests that they fear could turn violent…
Ex-Trump adviser Bolton says North Korea has no intention to give up nuclear weapons
North Korea has no intention to give up its nuclear weapons, and Pyongyang benefits from stalling in its stand-off with Washington, U.S. President Donald Trump’s ousted national security adviser John Bolton said in a speech on Monday.
After deadly fire, Greece plans to step up migrant deportation
Greece aims to deport 10,000 migrants by the end of next year, the government said on Monday, following a deadly fire and clashes at its biggest migrant camp which is massively overcrowded.
China’s Guangzhou rides economic change but keeps traditions
China’s southern city of Guangzhou is at the heart of plans to link a cluster of cities in the Pearl River Delta, including Hong Kong and Macau, into a Greater Bay Area rivaling Silicon Valley and Greater Tokyo as an economic hub by 2035.
Bluff or masterstroke? Johnson’s Brexit riddle baffles his party
As Britain’s governing Conservatives hold their annual conference in Manchester there is one riddle which has echoed around the bars and restaurants – how will Prime Minister Boris Johnson fulfill his pledge to deliver Brexit on Oct. 31?
U.S. tightens sanctions on Putin ally linked to election tampering
The United States tightened sanctions on Monday against an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin previously accused of trying to meddle in the 2016 presidential election, saying he had also tried to intervene in the mid-term elections last year.
