In unprecedented move, U.S. names Iran’s Revolutionary Guards a terrorist group
President Donald Trump said on Monday he would name Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist organization, in an unprecedented step that drew Iranian condemnation and raised concerns about retaliatory attacks on U.S. forces.
U.S., Brazilian vice presidents discuss Venezuela pressure at White House
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence met with his Brazilian counterpart Hamilton Mourao at the White House on Monday to discuss sanctions and diplomatic efforts aimed at increasing the pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to exit.
Three U.S. service members, one contractor killed in Afghanistan
(This April 8 story deletes reference to contractor being American in first paragraph)
‘No commercial reason’ for Iran’s Mahan Air flights to Venezuela: White House official
The United States views private Iranian airline Mahan Air’s launch of a direct flight from Tehran to Caracas as a “politically motivated gesture” with “no commercial reason,” a White House official said on Monday.
UK PM May considering offering lawmakers a vote on second Brexit referendum: Telegraph
British Prime Minister Theresa May is considering giving lawmakers a vote on whether to hold a second Brexit referendum in a bid to break the deadlock in talks with the opposition Labour Party, the Telegraph reported.
Brazil army arrests 10 troops after botched operation kills innocent driver
Brazil’s army on Monday said it had arrested 10 soldiers and charged them with shooting into a car carrying an innocent family in Rio de Janiero, killing the driver and injuring two other people.
U.S. prosecutors seek leniency for political consultant tied to Russia probe
A veteran political consultant who pleaded guilty in August in a case spun out of U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe should get a lenient sentence to account for his “substantial” assistance in other criminal investigations, U.S. prosec…
UK Lords approve Brexit law forcing May to consult parliament on delay
Britain’s House of Lords approved legislation on Monday that will give parliament the power to scrutinize and even change Prime Minister Theresa May’s request that the European Union agree to delay Brexit until June 30.
Canada mulls crackdown on social media firms unless they do more to combat election meddling
The world’s major social media companies are not doing enough to help Canada combat potential foreign meddling in this October’s elections and the government might have to regulate them, the cabinet minister in charge of ensuring a fair vote said on Mo…
Two killed, two arrested in Saudi security operation in eastern province: state security
Two people were killed and two others arrested in a security operation in Saudi Arabia’s eastern Al-Qatif region, state security said in a statement on Monday.
