Panel seeks more answers from Twitter as India prepares for elections
An Indian parliamentary panel gave Twitter Inc 10 days to file written answers to its questions after meeting on Monday with a senior company officer, part of India’s scrutiny of social media content as it prepares for elections this year.
France’s Macron welcomes U.S. reversal on keeping troops in Syria
French President Emmmanuel Macron on Monday welcomed the United States’ decision to leave American troops in Syria, a reversal by U.S. President Donald Trump that came after an outcry from coalition allies such as France.
Street unrest breaks down taboo in Algeria: talk is of politics at last
Until last week the number one topic that Algerian engineer Mohamed Aissiou and his mates would discuss over coffee was soccer. Specifically, local star Riyad Mahrez and his English club Manchester City.
British PM May says deal within grasp, Brexit delay won’t solve crisis
Prime Minister Theresa May said a timely exit for Britain from the European Union is “within our grasp” and insisted on Monday that delaying Brexit would be no way to solve the impasse in parliament over the departure.
Iraq President Salih says French Islamic State detainees transferred to Iraq will be tried there
Iraqi President Barham Saleh said on Monday that 13 French Islamic State detainees who were transferred to Iraq last week from the Syrian Democratic Forces will be tried in Iraq.
U.N. chief wants INF nuclear treaty saved, concrete steps in Hanoi
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the United States and Russia on Monday to preserve the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty and to extend the New START Treaty before it expires in 2021.
Moldova set for coalition talks after inconclusive election
An election in Moldova has produced a hung parliament, with the vote split between pro-Western and pro-Russian forces at a time when the ex-Soviet republic’s relations with the European Union have soured.
Protests flare in India at eviction of a million forest families
Hundreds of indigenous people waved flags and shouted slogans in eastern India on Monday to protest against an order to evict more than one million indigenous families accused of encroaching on forest lands, witnesses said.
French President Macron to visit Iraq later this year
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday he would visit Iraq, where France will take part in reconstruction efforts, in the coming months.
Attackers torch Ebola treatment center in Congo, patients evacuated
Attackers set fire to an Ebola treatment center run by Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo late on Sunday, forcing staff to evacuate patients, the charity said.
