UK’s May rejects pivot toward Brexit customs union compromise
British Prime Minister Theresa May has rejected the idea of targeting a customs union with the European Union, pouring cold water on hopes from some that she could shift her Brexit policy to win over the opposition Labour Party.
British PM May to make Brexit statement on Tuesday: spokesman
British Prime Minister Theresa May will make a statement on Tuesday to update lawmakers on her talks to win changes to the Brexit deal, her spokesman said on Monday, before parliament votes on her next steps.
Timeline of the Iranian revolution
The 1979 revolution toppled Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, a secular monarch allied with the West, and led to the formation of an Islamic Republic headed by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, a Shi’ite cleric.
Malaysian court postpones ex-PM Najib’s corruption trial pending appeal
A Malaysian court on Monday postponed the corruption trial of former prime minister Najib Razak over charges related to a multibillion-dollar scandal at state fund 1MDB pending an appeal, his lawyer said.
Struggle between big powers spells hostile future: report
A new age of competition between major global powers like China, the United States and Russia leaves the world facing an unpredictable and more hostile future, the hosts of a major security conference said on Monday.
Zimbabwe’s vice president receiving treatment in India: official
Zimbabwean Vice President Constantino Chiwenga is being treated in India for a minor ailment, a government deputy minister has said, days after a local news website reported that the retired general had gone to that country due to failing health.
No consensus yet for Syria return: Arab League chief
The Arab League said on Monday there was no consensus yet among member states that may allow the reinstatement of Syria’s membership which was suspended in 2011 over its crackdown on protesters at the start of the civil war.
‘He is a free man’: Thailand releases refugee Bahraini footballer after extradition bid dropped
Thailand on Monday freed a jailed refugee Bahraini footballer with residency status in Australia, after Bahrain abandoned its bid to seek his extradition, and immigration officials said he was immediately driven to the airport.
Bahrain reaffirms right to pursue legal action against refugee footballer
Bahrain said it has taken note of a “halt of legal proceedings” against refugee footballer Hakeem al-Araibi, who was released from a Thai jail on Monday after Bahraini authorities abandoned their bid to seek his extradition.
At Khomeini’s Iraqi place of exile, Iranians remember revolution’s leader
On a backstreet in Iraq’s holy city of Najaf, Iranian pilgrims shuffle in and out of a small doorway, making a short but important detour. They have come to see where the leader of the Islamic revolution once dwelled in exile.
