Teen identified as gunman in mass shooting at California garlic festival
A California teenager was identified by police on Monday as the gunman who killed three people, including two children, at a food festival south of San Francisco.
UK plays Brexit hardball from a submarine base, pound tumbles
Sterling tumbled to a 28-month low on Monday as Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the Brexit divorce was dead and warned that unless the European Union renegotiated, Britain would leave on Oct. 31 without a deal.
Ukraine to launch Russian-language TV channel in battle for hearts and minds
Ukraine plans to launch a worldwide Russian-language TV channel, as part of an effort to win the hearts and minds of people living in the eastern Donbass region and Russia, a senior presidential official was quoted as saying on Monday.
Scotland’s Sturgeon thinks UK PM Johnson is pursuing a no-deal Brexit
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Monday she believed Prime Minister Boris Johnson was pursuing a no-deal Brexit.
U.S.’ Pompeo hopes for North Korea talks soon, no leaders’ summit planned
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday he hoped working-level talks to revive denuclearization talks with North Korea could occur “very soon” but emphasized that a follow up leaders’ summit was not planned.
Air raids kill more than 10 in Yemen: medical source, Houthi media
Air strikes killed more than 10 civilians including children in a market in Yemen’s northern Saada province on Monday, a medical source and Houthi-run media reported.
U.N. calls for Eid truce in Libya, warns foreign support fueling conflict
A United Nations envoy called on Monday for a truce to be declared in Libya around Aug. 10, and warned that an influx of weapons from foreign supporters in violation of an arms embargo was fueling the conflict.
Ramaphosa is ‘last hope’ for South Africa, Chinese diplomat says
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is the “last hope” for Africa’s most advanced economy, but his government must turn incentive policies into laws to secure more Chinese investment, a senior Chinese diplomat told Reuters.
Brazil prison riot kills 52, with 16 decapitated
At least 52 inmates died, 16 of whom were decapitated, in a prison riot that broke out on Monday morning in the northern Brazilian state of Para, the state’s prison authority said on Monday, the latest in a series of deadly clashes.
U.N. rights boss urges Brazil to preserve Amazon from mining
U.N. human rights chief Michele Bachelet called on Monday for an investigation into the murder of an indigenous leader in Brazil last week and urged the Bolsonaro government to reconsider its proposal to open up more of the Amazon area to mining.
