Peru’s Vizcarra threatens to close Congress as constitutional crisis looms
Peru’s centrist president threatened to shut the opposition-run Congress if it carries out a plan to make appointments to the country’s top court on Monday, as rightwing lawmakers vowed to physically resist what they deemed an imminent coup d’etat.
Iraqi PM says Israel is responsible for attacks on Iraqi militias: Al Jazeera
Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi has accused Israel of being behind attacks on Iranian-backed militia positions in Iraq, the first time Baghdad has directly blamed Israel, Al Jazeera television reported on Monday.
Ukraine’s president fires head of national security council: decree
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy fired national security council secretary Oleksandr Danyliuk, according to a decree published on the president’s official website.
Twin Somali attacks hit U.S. special forces base, Italian convoy
Somali insurgents on Monday mounted an ambitious attack on a base where U.S. special forces train Somali commandos, while an Italian military convoy was hit in a separate blast in the capital Mogadishu.
Islamic State claims it killed and wounded 18 soldiers in northeast Nigeria
Islamic State said it killed and wounded 18 Nigerian soldiers on Sunday in the northeastern state of Borno, according to its Amaq news agency.
‘I love you China’: Beijing enlists foreign voices ahead of anniversary
Chinese state media released videos of foreign citizens praising the country on the eve of celebrations to mark the 70th anniversary of the People’s Republic, as new research showed declining perceptions of China in many western countries.
Yemen’s Houthis unilaterally release hundreds of detainees
The Houthi group in control of Yemen’s capital released hundreds of prisoners on Monday in a unilateral move, which the United Nations hoped would help revive a stalled peace process after months of failed efforts to push through a prisoner swap.
Former Trump adviser Bolton sounds alarm on North Korea
U.S. President Donald Trump’s ousted national security adviser John Bolton, a harsh critic of North Korea, said the country will not give up its nuclear weapons under current conditions and the United States was in a standoff with Pyongyang.
UK’s Prince Harry makes conservation appeal, observes anti-poaching drill in Malawi
Britain’s Prince Harry appealed on Monday for increased global efforts to protect the environment against human “greed, apathy and selfishness” during a visit to a national park in Malawi.
UK’s Rees-Mogg: Government does not need to apologize to Queen Elizabeth
The British government does not need to apologize to Queen Elizabeth over the decision to ask her to suspend parliament, leader of the House of Commons Jacob Rees-Mogg said on Monday.
