Iran will leave non-proliferation pact if EU fails to save nuclear deal: lawmaker
Iran will quit a treaty against the spread of nuclear weapons unless European powers save a separate 2015 atomic deal that Washington abandoned last year, a senior Iranian lawmaker told the semi-official Fars news agency on Monday.
UK announces $215 million food, water and medical help for Afghanistan
Britain on Monday announced a new 170 million-pound ($215 million) five-year aid package of urgent food, water and medicine assistance for people in Afghanistan.
Algerian court orders detention of partner of Germany’s VW: state TV
A judge at a court in Algiers on Monday ordered the detention of Mourad Eulmi, head of the family-owned firm SOVAC, a partner of Germany’s Volkswagen AG, over corruption allegations, state TV reported.
Iran says it has dismantled a U.S. cyber espionage network: IRIB
A senior Iranian security official said on Monday Tehran had recently exposed and dismantled a “large U.S. cyber espionage network”.
Chad opposition leader arrested in France on crime against humanity charges
France has arrested a Chadian rebel leader along with two other people for alleged crimes against humanity, the Paris prosecutor’s office said on Monday.
Boris Johnson gets boost in race to become Britain’s new PM
Boris Johnson got a boost in his campaign to replace British Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday when one of his former rivals and EU supporter Matt Hancock backed him saying he was almost certain to win the contest.
UK PM candidate Hunt: Brexit paralysis has damaged UK’s reputation
Britain’s paralysis over implementing the decision to leave the European Union has damaged its standing on the world stage, said foreign minister Jeremy Hunt, one of six men hoping to become the country’s next prime minister.
UK PM hopeful Gove pledges to talk to Germany, Ireland to win better Brexit
Michael Gove, a candidate to replace Britain’s Theresa May, said on Monday if he became prime minister he would try to win changes to a Brexit deal by opening talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar.
At least 161 dead in northeast Congo in apparent ethnic clashes
At least 161 people have been killed in a northeastern province of Democratic Republic of Congo in the past week, local officials said on Monday, in an apparent resurgence of ethnic clashes between farming and herding communities.
Nationalist group condemns Myanmar sedition case against Buddhist monk
Myanmar’s most prominent group of nationalist Buddhist monks on Monday condemned sedition charges against one of its leading members, Wirathu, ahead of a hearing in the fugitive monk’s case expected on Tuesday.
