Journalists protest in Khartoum over crackdown on press freedoms
Dozens of journalists marched in Khartoum on Monday to demand an end to a crackdown on press freedom amidst the most sustained challenge to Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir since he took power in a 1989 coup.
Explainer: Brexit – What will happen in the British parliament on Monday?
British lawmakers will on Monday seek to use a vote on the government’s next steps on Brexit to wrest control of the process so that they can then try to find a majority for an alternative that would break the parliamentary deadlock.
Floods kill at least 18 in southern Iran, after deluge in north
At least 18 people were killed and around 100 others were wounded in flash floods in Iran’s southern province of Fars, Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Monday, following devastating floods in the north.
Explainer: Why Thailand’s election results are so murky
Two days after an election that was meant to restore democratic rule and stability, Thailand has plunged deeper into uncertainty thanks to a complex parliamentary system that critics say the military junta devised to trip up its rivals.
Arab League: Trump’s recognition of Golan Heights as Israeli doesn’t change its status
Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit condemned U.S. President Donald Trump’s recognition of the Golan Heights as Israeli territory, saying on Monday the decision does not change the area’s status, according to a statement published by Egypt’…
U.S. Senate judiciary panel head wants special counsel to investigate Trump probe
The Republican chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee said on Monday he will ask Attorney General William Barr to appoint a special counsel to look into the origins of the investigation of whether President Donald Trump’s campaign conspired with Ru…
Trump lashes out after Russia probe, cites ‘treasonous’ and ‘evil’ acts
President Donald Trump, cleared by Special Counsel Robert Mueller of conspiring with Russia in the 2016 U.S. election, on Monday vented his anger at the inquiry and vowed investigations into unnamed political enemies who did “evil” and “treasonous thin…
UK parliament to vote on three proposed changes to May’s next steps on Brexit
British lawmakers will on Monday have the opportunity to vote on up to three proposed changes to Prime Minister Theresa May’s next steps on Brexit, the Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, said.
Ethiopian Airlines CEO says preliminary crash report ‘may be this week or next’
Ethiopian Airlines Chief Executive Officer Tewolde Gebremariam said on Monday he expected the preliminary release of a report into the March 10 crash of its Boeing 737 800 MAX “maybe this week or next week”.
Piling pressure on May, EU executive says no-deal Brexit plans complete
EU officials said on Monday they had completed their plans for what they saw as an increasingly likely no-deal Brexit, piling pressure on British Prime Minister Theresa May as she battled to persuade her own lawmakers to back a divorce agreement.
