Mexico says migration reduction measures to be reviewed after 45 days
Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Monday that measures agreed with the United States last week to stem the flow of U.S.-bound migrants entering Mexico from Central America will be evaluated after 45 days.
Mexico Senate should ratify USMCA trade deal next week: president
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday he expected Mexico’s Senate to ratify next week a new North American trade deal known as the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
Ethiopia delays census again despite looming election
Ethiopia’s parliament postponed a national census for a second time on Monday, citing security concerns but potentially undermining logistics for the first election under reformist Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.
Nazarbayev’s handpicked successor Tokayev elected Kazakh president
Kazakhstan’s interim president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, chosen successor of veteran ruler Nursultan Nazarbayev who retains sweeping powers, has won a snap presidential election amid protests criticizing the vote as rigged.
UK campaigners threaten legal action over dropped rape cases
Women’s rights campaigners said on Monday they would take legal action against prosecutors, accusing them of secretly pushing through changes that had led to a sharp decline in rape cases going to court in England and Wales.
Sudan deports three freed rebel leaders after talks collapse: source
Sudan has deported to South Sudan three members of a rebel movement detained last week in the wake of a deadly raid on a protest sit-in, an official in the movement said on Monday.
Iran has accelerated enrichment of uranium, IAEA says
Iran has followed through on a threat to accelerate its production of enriched uranium, the head of the U.N. atomic watchdog said on Monday, departing from his usual guarded language to say he was worried about increasing tension.
Swedish police shoot man at Malmo central station after bomb threat
Police on Monday shot and injured a man at the central station in Malmo in southern Sweden after witnesses said he made threats and claimed to be carrying explosives and firearms, law enforcement officials said.
Salvage crews aim to lift boat sunk in Danube with 28 dead
Hungarian salvage crews prepared on Monday to raise the wreck of a pleasure boat that capsized on the Danube river in Budapest, killing 26 South Korean tourists and two local crew.
Former Pakistani president Zardari arrested on corruption charges
Former Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari was arrested on corruption charges on Monday in a blow to the opposition Pakistan Peoples Party over what media said was an investigation into false bank accounts and money laundering.
