Man jailed for cracking egg on head of UK opposition leader Corbyn
A man who hit Britain’s opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn on the head with an egg in an attack apparently provoked by the politician’s stance on Brexit was sentenced to 28 days in jail on Monday.
Judge orders Brazil ex-president Temer released, prosecutors to appeal
A Brazilian appeals court judge on Monday ordered the release of former President Michel Temer from jail, following his high-profile arrest on graft charges last week, which marked a fresh landmark in the country’s battle against political corruption.
Israel, Hamas clash over Gaza, then truce reached
Israel launched air strikes on the Palestinian enclave of Gaza and deployed extra troops to the border on Monday in response to the longest-range Hamas rocket attack to cause casualties in years.
Trump recognizes Golan Heights as Israeli, boosting Netanyahu and angering Syria
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday recognized Israel’s 1981 annexation of the Golan Heights in an election boost for visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, prompting a sharp response from Syria, which once held the strategic land.
London’s Westminster station reopens after reported emergency: witnesses
London’s Westminster underground train station reopened on Monday after briefly evacuating passengers due to a reported emergency, two Reuters witnesses at the scene said.
Rocket sirens sound in southern Israel after report of Gaza truce
Rocket sirens went off in southern Israeli towns less than an hour after Palestinians reported a ceasefire had been reached through Egyptian mediation.
U.S. calls Russia deployment of planes to Venezuela ‘reckless escalation’
The United States on Monday accused Russia of “reckless escalation” of the situation in Venezuela by deploying military planes and personnel to the crisis-stricken South American nation that Washington has hit with crippling sanctions.
Turkey strongly condemns U.S. decision on Golan Heights
Turkey strongly condemned the United States’ recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights and called it a grave violation of international law, the foreign ministry said on Monday.
Venezuela says electrical system was victim of an attack
Venezuela’s main hydroelectric dam was the subject of an attack, Information Minister Jorge Rodriguez said on Monday, several hours after power went out in much of the country in the second major blackout this month.
U.S. Senate Republican wants a special counsel to investigate Trump probe
A leading Senate Republican said on Monday he would ask Attorney General William Barr to appoint a special counsel to probe whether U.S. law enforcement officials made missteps in their investigation into possible collusion between President Donald Tru…
