Pakistan court rejects former PM Sharif’s bail plea
A Pakistani court on Monday rejected a plea by former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to be released on bail and have a seven-year prison term over the ownership of a steel mill in Saudi Arabia suspended, court documents showed.
African Union observers say Nigeria’s election generally peaceful
Nigeria’s election took place in a generally peaceful environment, the head of the African Union observer mission said on Monday, in his first public comments about the delayed presidential poll on Saturday.
Brexit delay raised at May-Merkel meet but no substantive discussion of it: official
The possibility of extending Article 50 was raised at a meeting of British Prime Minister Theresa May and German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Egypt, but there was no “substantive” discussion of it, a government official said on Monday.
Bahrain court upholds jail sentence against relatives of prominent activist
The top court in Western-allied Bahrain upheld three-year jail terms against three relatives of a prominent political activist, a rights group said on Monday, in a case the United Nations says is an unlawful act of reprisal over family connections.
Nigeria’s election generally peaceful: African Union observers
Nigeria’s elections took place in a generally peaceful environment, the head of the African Union observer mission said on Monday, in his first public comments about the delayed presidential poll on Saturday.
Moldova set for hung parliament as opposition threatens protests
Moldova’s election has produced a hung parliament, results showed on Monday, splitting the vote between pro-Western and pro-Russian forces at a time when the ex-Soviet republic’s relations with the European Union have soured.
Facing a Brexit delay? PM May renews efforts for deal change
Prime Minister Theresa May faces a growing threat that she will be forced to delay Brexit, a move that risks a showdown with eurosceptics in her Conservative Party just weeks before Britain is due to leave the European Union.
China says hopes world provides ‘constructive’ help to Venezuela
China hopes that the international community can provide “constructive” help to Venezuela based on respect for the country’s sovereignty, the foreign ministry said on Monday, after Venezuelan troops repelled foreign aid convoys.
Brexit delay does not solve anything, UK education minister says
Delaying Britain’s exit from the European Union next month would not solve any of the underlying disagreements about Prime Minister Theresa May’s withdrawal deal, British education minister Damian Hinds said on Monday.
Cartoon of tennis star Serena Williams not racist: Australia watchdog
A cartoon published in an Australian newspaper that depicted tennis star Serena Williams having a temper tantrum at the U.S. Open last year was not racist, Australia’s media watchdog said on Monday.
