Nigerian elections have ‘systemic failings’, need serious reform: EU
Nigeria’s elections need serious reform after being marred by violence, systemic failings and low turnout, the European Union observer mission said on Monday.
Final decision on Netanyahu indictment to follow Israeli vote
Israelis will go the polls next month before a decision on whether to file a criminal indictment against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in three corruption cases, the Justice Ministry said on Monday.
Advice from UK’s top lawyer on Brexit deal will be published before Tuesday debate: minister
Britain’s parliament will vote on Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal on Tuesday and advice from the government’s top lawyer will be published before that debate begins, junior Brexit minister Robin Walker said on Monday.
Austria plans hikers code of conduct after tourist trampled by cows
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said on Monday the country would introduce a legally binding “code of conduct” for hikers who visit its picturesque mountain pastures in response to the death of a German tourist who was trampled by cows.
Brexit deal close on Saturday, but UK cabinet rejected it: EU sources
A Brexit deal seemed close on Saturday after the EU indicated legal ways for Britain to unilaterally leave the contentious Irish border backstop, but the plan was rejected by British Prime Minister Theresa May’s cabinet, sources in the bloc said.
Theresa May scrambles to find a deal as Brexit crunch looms
British Prime Minister Theresa May was scrambling on Monday to clinch concessions from the European Union in a last-ditch attempt to avoid another humiliating defeat in parliament of her deal to exit the bloc.
Sudan’s parliament cuts state of emergency to six months
Sudan’s parliament voted on Monday to shorten from one year to six months a state of emergency declared by President Omar al-Bashir last month in response to widespread protests.
Defiant judges, clerics pile pressure on Algeria’s Bouteflika
More than 1,000 judges said they would refuse to oversee Algeria’s election if President Abdelaziz Bouteflika contests it, and clerics defied any state role in their work, in a double rebuff to an ailing leader fighting for his political survival.
Israeli deportation hearing focuses on Human Right Watch official’s tweets
An Israeli appellate court deferred a ruling on Monday over the deportation of the director of the local office of Human Rights Watch, accused of promoting pro-Palestinian boycotts of Israel, which Israel has banned.
Gunfire, landmines slow SDF advance in ruins of Islamic State’s Syrian territory
U.S.-backed fighters are moving slowly into Islamic State’s final pocket in eastern Syria to avoid losses in the face of sniper fire and landmines, a commander said on Monday.
