France had no warning of Haftar’s advance on Tripoli: French diplomatic source
France had no prior warning of Libya’s eastern commander Khalifa Haftar’s advance on the capital Tripoli and was not trying to clandestinely undermine the country’s peace process, a French diplomatic source said on Monday.
Israel’s election: first the vote, then the kingmaking
Israelis vote in a parliamentary election on Tuesday, choosing among party lists of candidates to serve in the 120-seat Knesset.
No-deal Brexit is ‘simply crazy’: Irish EU commissioner
A ‘no-deal’ Brexit makes no sense and is the worst possible Brexit outcome, European Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan said on Monday.
Indonesian loses blasphemy appeal over mosque loudspeaker complaint
Indonesia’s Supreme Court has upheld a jail sentence for a mother of four who was convicted last year on blasphemy charges for complaining that her neighborhood mosque was too loud.
No Brexit breakthrough with May’s government, Britain’s Labour says
Britain’s opposition Labour Party and Prime Minister Theresa May’s government have not yet found a way forward on reaching an agreement on a Brexit divorce deal, Labour’s Brexit point man Keir Starmer said on Monday.
Russian court releases prominent director on bail: TASS
A Russian court on Monday released on bail prominent director Kirill Serebrennikov who has been held under house arrest since 2017 on suspicion of embezzlement, the TASS news agency reported.
Facebook says has made headway against abuses ahead of India election
Facebook has said it has made strides in its efforts to prevent online abuses in the Indian national election that starts this week but acknowledged that gaps remain in its “election integrity” efforts.
Brexit talks with Labour must be free of ‘big red lines’: Hunt
The British government and the opposition Labour Party should avoid “big red lines” in their discussions to resolve Brexit, British Foreign Minister Jeremy Hunt said on Monday.
Libyan death toll rises as battle for Tripoli intensifies
Eastern Libyan forces sought to reach the center of Tripoli on Monday after their easy advance through desert hit a trickier urban phase, with deaths and displacements mounting and the West aghast at the threat to its peace plan.
EU’s Mogherini calls for humanitarian truce in Libya
The European Union’s foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, called on Monday for a truce in Libya and a return to political negotiations as fighting intensified between rival factions.
