Trump Mideast plan hits nerve in Lebanon, stirs old fears
U.S. President Donald Trump’s vision for Mideast peace has hit a raw nerve in Lebanon, reviving fears of any plan that would permanently settle Palestinian refugees in the country and shift its Christian-Muslim sectarian balance.
Russian air force plane lands in Venezuela: witness, website
A Russian air force plane landed on Monday in Venezuela’s main airport, according to a Reuters witness and a website that tracks plane movements, three months after a similar arrival spurred a war of words between Washington and Moscow.
Trump says he sent North Korea’s Kim friendly letter
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he sent North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a “very friendly letter” in response to birthday greetings he received last week from Kim.
Explainer: Ethiopia’s ethnic militias in the spotlight after failed coup
A foiled coup in the Ethiopian state of Amhara that left five senior officials dead, including the army’s chief of staff, has thrust ethnic militias in one of Africa’s fastest-growing economies into the spotlight.
Sudanese security forces use violence to disperse student protest
Sudanese security forces used violence to break up a protest in Khartoum on Monday by dozens of students demanding that the military council which ousted former president Omar al-Bashir hands over power to civilians.
Trump imposes new U.S. sanctions on Iran, including supreme leader
U.S. President Donald Trump targeted Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other senior Iranian officials with new U.S. sanctions on Monday, looking for a fresh blow to Iran’s economy after Tehran’s downing of an unmanned American drone.
Iran’s hardline media say new U.S. sanctions based on ‘fabricated excuses’
Iranian hardline media said on Monday the new U.S. sanctions imposed on Tehran were based on “fabricated excuses” while Iranian officials have not responded yet to the hard-hitting limitations on the country.
Mnuchin says Trump order will lock up billions more in Iranian assets
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said on Monday the new executive order signed by President Donald Trump will lock up billions of additional dollars in Iranian assets, squeezing the country further amid escalating tensions with Washington.
Pompeo to discuss building global coalition during UAE visit: embassy
The U.S. Mission in the United Arab Emirates said on Monday that U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo would discuss “building a global coalition to counter the world’s largest state sponsor of terror” during his visit to Abu Dhabi.
Myanmar blackout may be cover for gross human rights violations: U.N. investigator
Myanmar’s army may be committing gross human rights violations under cover of a mobile phone blackout in parts of Myanmar’s Rakhine and Chin states, U.N. special rapporteur Yanghee Lee said on Monday.
