U.S. to keep raising pressure until Iran abandons nuclear arms program: Bolton
The United States will keep increasing pressure on Iran until it abandons its pursuit of nuclear weapons and ceases its violent activities in the Middle East, John Bolton, the White House national security adviser, said on Monday.
Croatia’s minister resigns over allegations over property deals
Croatia’s Public Administration Minister Lovro Kuscevic resigned on Monday after media reports about questionable land and real estate deals.
Afghans, Taliban talk in Qatar about peace as war rages at home
Wary representatives of Afghan society met Taliban officials in Qatar on Monday for a second day of talks, with bloody insurgent attacks back home casting a pall over efforts to end Afghanistan’s years of war.
Saudi-led coalition says it foiled Red Sea ship attack, Houthis deny
Naval forces from the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen foiled an attempted attack on an unidentified commercial ship in the southern Red Sea on Monday by the Iran-aligned Houthis, which the group denied.
The world knows Iran is not pursuing nuclear weapon: Guards chief
The world knows that Iran is not pursuing a nuclear weapon, the head of the elite Revolutionary Guards, Major General Hossein Salami, said on Monday, according to the Tasnim news agency.
Kyrgyz ex-president dismisses police summons as ‘circus’
Police investigators summoned former Kyrgyz president Almazbek Atambayev for questioning on Monday, setting the stage for a stand-off between him and his successor, incumbent Sooronbai Jeenbekov, in the volatile Central Asian nation.
Hong Kong singer-activist urges U.N. rights body to defend territory
China is tightening its grip on Hong Kong and the territory’s autonomy and democratic freedoms are slipping away, a prominent Hong Kong activist told the U.N. Human Rights Council on Monday in a plea for international action.
Brazil president’s approval rating among worst since return to democracy: poll
Brazil’s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro is among the least popular since the country’s return to democracy three decades ago, but his rating in a poll released on Monday showed his numbers stabilizing.
Vatican lifts immunity of Paris envoy: French foreign ministry
The Vatican has lifted the diplomatic immunity of its envoy in France, the French foreign ministry said on Monday, opening the way for Archbishop Luigi Ventura to be questioned by prosecutors over accusations of sexual molestation.
Conservative leader Mitsotakis becomes Greek PM, picks cabinet
Conservative politician Kyriakos Mitsotakis took office as Greece’s new prime minister and named his cabinet on Monday, after storming to victory on a pledge to create jobs and lure investment to the economically stricken nation.
