Mexican, U.S. officials to meet Sept. 10 to evaluate migration measures
Mexican and U.S. officials will meet on Sept. 10 to evaluate measures to reduce northward migration, Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday.
Backstory: Interviewing your cell-mates in Sudan
At the height of the mass protests against Sudan’s President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, Reuters reporter Khalid Abdelaziz found himself locked in a prison cell across the River Nile from Khartoum, imprisoned with five other men.
Trump moves to cool tension over China, Iran as G7 summit wraps up
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday offered an olive branch to China after days of intense feuding over trade that has spooked financial markets and he opened the door to diplomacy with Iran, easing tensions on the last day of a strained G7 summit.
Rejection of international law on the rise, Iran’s foreign minister says
The rejection of international law is on the rise, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Monday, during a meeting in Beijing with the Chinese government’s top diplomat, State Councillor Wang Yi.
Zimbabwe bails senior opposition official arrested over protest
A Zimbabwean court freed a senior opposition official on bail on Monday, after charging him with failing to stop an anti-government protest that authorities had banned.
Irish foreign minister says businesses should prepare for no-deal Brexit
There has been no sign of a breakthrough in Brexit talks and businesses should continue to prepare for Britain to leave the European Union without a withdrawal agreement, Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said on Monday.
Lebanon’s Aoun met with U.N. official over ‘Israeli assault’: presidency
Lebanese President Michel Aoun discussed on Monday the “Israeli assault on the southern suburbs of Beirut” with the country’s United Nations Special Coordinator, Aoun’s office said.
Spanish air force jet crashes into sea, pilot killed
A Spanish military jet crashed into the sea off the southeastern coast early on Monday, killing the pilot, the air force said.
Saudi-led coalition acts to stabilize south Yemen as allies face off
The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Iran-aligned Houthis in Yemen acted on Monday to work out a ceasefire with its nominal allies in the south of the country who turned on each other in a power struggle, fracturing the military alliance.
Protests in Indonesia’s Papua spotlight demand for independence referendum
Thousands of Papuans staged another series of rallies on Monday in several towns of Indonesia’s easternmost region, after protests that erupted last week over perceived ethnic discrimination provoked some calls for independence.
