U.S. asks U.N. Security Council to meet on Venezuela: diplomats
The United States has asked the United Nations Security Council to meet to discuss the situation in Venezuela on Tuesday, said diplomats after Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s troops repelled foreign aid convoys at the weekend.
Syria’s Assad meets Khamenei in first Iran visit since war began
Syrian President Bashar al Assad made his first public visit to his closest regional ally Iran since the start of the Syrian conflict eight years ago, meeting Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran on Monday, Syrian state television reported.
UK ministers will demand PM May delay Brexit if deal not approved by March 13: Sky News
If British Prime Minister Theresa May cannot get a Brexit deal approved by parliament by March 13, ministers and lawmakers will demand she delay Brexit and rule out leaving without a deal, Sky News reported an unnamed minister as saying on Monday.
U.S. Navy ships pass through strategic Taiwan Strait, riling China
The United States sent two Navy ships through the Taiwan Strait on Monday as the U.S. military increased the frequency of movement through the strategic waterway despite opposition from China.
U.S. ramps up pressure on Venezuela’s Maduro with sanctions on state governors
The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on four state governors in Venezuela as it ramped up pressure on President Nicholas Maduro for blocking humanitarian aid convoys.
In his grandfather’s footsteps, Kim Jong Un heads to Vietnam
When North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrives in Hanoi on Tuesday for his summit with U.S. President Donald Trump later this week, he will be the first leader of the isolated country to visit Vietnam since his grandfather, Kim Il Sung, visited in 1964.
Cubans appear to ratify new socialist constitution
Cubans appear to have overwhelmingly ratified a new constitution that enshrines the one-party socialist system as irrevocable while instituting modest economic and social changes.
Early tally in Nigerian election puts Buhari ahead, opposition rejects it
President Muhammadu Buhari took an early lead on Monday in initial official results from Nigeria’s presidential election but the party of his main challenger quickly rejected the tallies as “incorrect and unacceptable”.
Turkey, Britain raise China’s treatment of Uighurs at U.N. rights forum
Turkey and Britain voiced concern on Monday at China’s alleged mistreatment of Uighurs and other Muslims in its Xinjiang region, with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu calling on Beijing to protect freedom of religion and cultural identity.
India identifies owner of car used in Kashmir bombing
India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) said on Monday it had identified the owner of the car used in the bombing of a security convoy in the disputed region of Kashmir, which has exacerbated tensions with arch-foe Pakistan.
