Dutch police arrest Turkish man suspected of killing three in tram shooting
Dutch police arrested a Turkish man suspected of shooting dead three people and wounding five on a tram in the Dutch city of Utrecht on Monday.
Putin flies into Crimea for annexation party, launches power stations
President Vladimir Putin flew into Crimea on Monday to celebrate the fifth anniversary of Russia’s annexation of the region from Ukraine and led cheering crowds in repeated chants of “Russia” after inaugurating two new power stations.
Dutch police arrest suspect in Utrecht shooting: officials
Dutch police arrested a man of Turkish origin suspected of involvement in a shooting in Utrecht on Monday that killed three people and wounded five, city authorities said.
Court in Chechnya sentences rights activist to four years in penal colony
A court in Chechnya sentenced Oyub Titiev, a prominent human rights activist, to four years in a penal settlement on Monday after finding him guilty of possessing illegal drugs, a charge his supporters say was trumped up.
May’s Brexit deal in chaos as Speaker sparks ‘constitutional crisis’
Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit plans were thrown into further turmoil on Monday when the speaker of parliament ruled that she could not put her divorce deal to a new vote unless it was re-submitted in fundamentally different form.
After Paris violence, pressure mounts on Macron’s post-debate response
Just when Emmanuel Macron thought he had regained the upper hand over the yellow vest protest movement with his “great debate”, the latest flare-up of violence reminded the French leader that putting his reform agenda back on track won’t be easy.
Suspect in Utrecht shooting had criminal record, prosecutor says
A man suspected of shooting three people dead in Utrecht had previous run-ins with law enforcement, the top regional prosecutor said on Monday.
Canada to extend military training missions in Ukraine, Iraq
Canada will keep a 200-strong military training mission in Ukraine for another three years to help domestic security forces handle continuing tensions with Russia, Ottawa said on Monday.
‘We’re in a major constitutional crisis’, UK solicitor general says
There are ways around a ruling that Prime Minister Theresa May can’t bring back an unchanged version of Brexit deal for a new vote but it poses a major issue for the government, Britain’s solicitor general said on Monday.
Algeria’s Bouteflika defies pressure to step down immediately
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on Monday again defied mass protests calling for his immediate resignation, insisting on a plan to elect a successor only after a national conference and new constitution is approved.
