Grieving New Zealand looks for lessons from Christchurch attack
After days of intense grieving for New Zealand’s worst-ever mass shooting, attention began to turn to how the country’s gun laws need to change and what warning signs might have been missed ahead of a gunman’s attack on two mosques that killed 50 peopl…
Two U.S. senators complain of slowing sanctions on North Korea
Two senior U.S. senators called on Monday for the Trump administration to correct a slowing pace of U.S. sanctions designations on North Korea, saying there had been a marked decline in the past year of U.S. engagement with Pyongyang.
Canada’s top civil servant to quit as scandal’s toll on Trudeau mounts
The head of Canada’s federal bureaucracy said on Monday he was quitting over his role in handling a corporate corruption case, dealing another blow to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as he battles the biggest political crisis of his tenure.
Conservatives demand PM May’s departure date for passing Brexit deal: FT
British Prime Minister Theresa May has been told by senior Conservative party colleagues that she will have to set a timetable for her departure date from Downing Street in return for passing her Brexit deal, the Financial Times reported on Monday.
Colombia FARC fighters who committed rape were shot: party leader
FARC rebels who committed rape during Colombia’s more than five decades of conflict were shot as punishment, the group’s leader said on Monday, denying sexual abuse by fighters was widespread despite testimonies to the contrary.
Nigeria’s defeated main opposition candidate challenges election result
The defeated main opposition candidate in Nigeria’s presidential elections filed a legal challenge on Monday to last month’s vote.
Algeria suspends all Boeing 737 MAX 8 and 9 flights: Ennahar TV
Algeria’s civil aviation authority has suspended all flight operations of Boeing 737 MAX 8 and 9 planes as a precautionary measure following the Ethiopian Airlines plane crash, Ennahar TV reported on Monday.
Mali weekend attack killed 23 soldiers in total: army
The final casualty toll from a weekend attack by suspected jihadists on a Malian army base was 23 soldiers killed, the army said in a statement on Monday.
Exclusive: As Venezuela crisis deepens, U.S. sharpens focus on Colombia rebel threat
As the United States makes its biggest diplomatic push in Latin America in years to try to oust Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, the U.S. military is zeroing in on a byproduct of the crisis: a strengthening of Colombian rebels on both sides of Vene…
UK reaches post-Brexit trade agreement with Iceland and Norway
Britain on Monday reached an a deal with Iceland and Norway to allow trade to continue unchanged if it leaves the European Union without a deal, trade minister Liam Fox said.
