Russia quashes jail sentence for actor after public outcry
A Russian court on Monday quashed the jail sentence of an aspiring actor whose conviction for injuring a police officer on the sidelines of an opposition protest triggered a public outcry over alleged police brutality and judicial injustice.
UK PM Johnson denies inappropriately touching female journalist
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson denied on Monday that he had inappropriately touched a female journalist 20 years ago, and said the public were more interested in hearing about his plans for services.
Yemen’s Houthis unilaterally release hundreds of detainees, U.N. welcomes move
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group on Monday released hundreds of Yemeni prisoners in a unilateral move welcomed by the United Nations envoy, who hoped it would lead to further progress on an agreed prisoner exchange deal.
After Saudi attacks, Russia makes its regional presence felt
In the two weeks since attacks blamed on missiles or drones shut down half of Saudi Arabia’s oil output, the country that has arguably moved most deftly to position itself for any upside is Russia.
Saudi Arabia has sent messages to Iran’s president: Iran government
Saudi Arabia has sent messages to Iran’s president through the leaders of other countries, an Iranian government spokesman said on Monday, at a time of heightened tensions between the regional rivals.
Indonesia protests enter second week as vote on sex-ban bill delayed
Indonesia’s parliament on Monday officially agreed to delay to a next term a vote on a criminal code that bans sex outside marriage and penalizes insulting the president’s honor as protests against the bill entered a second week.
Houthis free 290 Yemenis in unilateral release: Red Cross
Yemen’s Houthi movement freed 290 Yemeni detainees in a “unilateral release” on Monday, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said.
Sri Lankan presidential nominee Rajapaksa faces court test over nationality
A court in Sri Lanka set up a three-judge panel on Monday to hear a petition challenging the citizenship of presidential nominee Gotabaya Rajapaksa, which could disqualify the hardline former defense chief from the Nov. 16 vote if it succeeds.
U.N. Yemen envoy welcomes Houthi detainee release
The United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen, Martin Griffiths, welcomed an offer by Yemen’s Houthi movement to unilaterally release a number of detainees, saying he hoped it would lead to further progress on an agreed prisoner exchange deal.
Italian military convoy hit by explosion in Somalia: defense ministry
An Italian military convoy was hit by an explosion in Somalia on Monday, the defense ministry said, adding that no injuries have been reported so far.
