Syrian war crimes suspect appears in Dutch court
Lawyers for a Syrian accused of war crimes in the Netherlands for allegedly participating in an execution during the country’s civil war denied on Monday that their client was a member of the radical Nusra Front.
‘Entirely unreasonable’ for UK lawmakers to bind PM Johnson’s hands on Brexit: spokesman
It would be entirely unreasonable for British lawmakers to try to bind the hands of Prime Minister Boris Johnson as he seeks a new Brexit deal with the European Union, his spokesman said on Monday.
Labour’s Jeremy Corbyn says he wants a UK election
Britain’s opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn said on Monday he wanted an election and that his party would stop a no-deal Brexit.
Georgian PM Bakhtadze announces resignation
Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze announced his resignation on Monday after little more than a year in the job, saying that he had accomplished what he set out to do.
Will Britain have an election to break Brexit impasse?
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to clash with lawmakers in parliament this week over his plans to take Britain out of the European Union with or without an exit deal, a showdown that could see Brexit delayed and the government toppled.
Iran says it will take ‘stronger step’ away from nuclear deal if Europe doesn’t act
Iran is prepared to take a “stronger step” in reducing its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers if European countries don’t take action to save the pact, its foreign ministry’s spokesman said on Monday.
Saudi Arabia struggles to hold Yemen coalition together as allies face off
Saudi Arabia is struggling to hold together a military coalition fighting Iran-aligned Houthis in Yemen after local allies turned on each other in a power struggle that has strained Riyadh’s alliance with its main regional partner, the United Arab Emir…
Britain’s Brexit showdown: A week of possible flashpoints
The government’s battle to deliver Brexit will enter its endgame this week when opposition lawmakers seek to either change the law, or the government, in their drive to block what they say would be an economically damaging no-deal exit.
Italian police seize German rescue ship, say migrants to disembark
Italian police on Monday seized a German migrant rescue ship that had been stranded at sea for a week with more than 100 migrants aboard, and will disembark the migrants soon, a police spokesman said.
Japan exhibition defends pulling ‘comfort woman’ statue, opponents decry censorship
Organizers of a Japanese art exhibition who withdrew a statue symbolizing “comfort women” defended their decision on Monday as justified given a crisis in ties between Japan and South Korea and arson threats, but opponents decried it as censorship.
