Egyptian authorities refuse Mursi’s burial in family cemetery: son
Egyptian authorities have refused to allow President Mohamed Mursi to be buried at his family’s cemetery, his son Abdullah Mohamed Mursi told Reuters on Monday.
‘Systemic failure’ of U.N. ahead of Myanmar military crackdown: review
There was a “systemic failure” of the United Nations in dealing with the situation in Myanmar ahead of a deadly 2017 military crackdown because it did not have a unified strategy and lacked Security Council support, according to an internal report.
Mexico vows crackdown on human smugglers, aims to finish border guard reinforcement
Mexico will fully deploy National Guard forces on its southern border with Guatemala this week and will crack down on human smugglers after nearly 800 people were found in transport containers headed for the U.S. border, officials said on Monday.
French prosecutor orders Lyon knife man into psychiatric ward
A French prosecutor ordered on Monday a man who had attacked soldiers with a knife in Lyon to be held in a psychiatric hospital.
Amnesty International urges fair Egyptian inquiry into Mursi’s death
Amnesty International urged Egyptian authorities on Monday to investigate the death of former Islamist president Mohamed Mursi, who died suddenly aged 67 after collapsing in court in Cairo during a trial.
French court sees no ‘clear and illegal disruption’ in Gulf sports piracy case
A French court has ruled that pirated sports content belonging to the Qatar-based broadcaster beIN was accessible via a Saudi-based satellite operator, but said it had not found evidence of “clear and illegal disruption”, court documents seen by Reuter…
British PM May raises Hong Kong protests with China’s Hu
British Prime Minister Theresa May discussed the continuing protests in Hong Kong, a former British colony, in a meeting at her office with China’s vice premier Hu Chunhua on Monday, her spokesman said.
Electoral alliances up in the air at all levels in Spain
As Spain’s Socialists seek a partner to form a national government two months after a parliamentary election, the splintering of Spanish politics is being felt right down to regional and municipal level.
Muslim Brotherhood says Mursi death was ‘full-fledged murder’, calls for mass funeral in Egypt
The Muslim Brotherhood said on Monday that the death of former Egyptian President Mohamed Mursion Monday was a “full-fledged murder” and called on Egyptians to gather for a mass funeral.
U.S. denounces ‘nuclear blackmail’ as Iran plans to breach uranium limit
Iran said on Monday it would soon breach limits on how much enriched uranium it can stockpile under a 2015 agreement rejected by the United States, in a new point of contention with Washington which accused Tehran of “nuclear blackmail.”
