Germany vows to keep troops in Lithuania, invest more in barracks
Germany will invest a total of 110 million euros until 2021 in improving military bases in Lithuania, its defense minister said on Monday, underlining Berlin’s continued commitment to the defense of its NATO allies in the Baltic region.
UK focused on new Brexit proposal to take to Brussels: PM May’s spokeswoman
Prime Minister Theresa May’s government is focused on coming up with Brexit proposals to take to European Union negotiators in Brussels to push forward with Britain’s departure, May’s spokeswoman said on Monday.
Many European nations recognize Guaido as Venezuelan president
Major European nations joined the United States in recognizing opposition leader Juan Guaido as Venezuela’s interim president on Monday, heightening a global showdown over Nicolas Maduro’s socialist rule.
Backing Chad’s Deby, French warplanes stop rebel advance from Libya
French warplanes struck a rebel convoy in northern Chad on Sunday, helping local troops repel an incursion across the border from Libya, a sign France’s support for President Idriss Deby goes beyond fighting Islamist militants.
Pope says consequences of Yemen war ‘are before our eyes’
The consequences of the war in Yemen and elsewhere in the Middle East “are before our eyes”, Pope Francis said after meeting with United Arab Emirates leaders in Abu Dhabi on Monday.
Eleven European nations recognize Guaido as Venezuelan president
Eleven European nations joined the United States in recognizing opposition leader Juan Guaido as Venezuela’s interim president on Monday, heightening a global showdown over Nicolas Maduro’s socialist rule.
EU studying more sanctions on Venezuela, no oil embargo: Malta
The European Union is considering imposing more sanctions on the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro but has not discussed an oil embargo, Malta’s foreign minister said on Monday.
Iran’s first president says Khomeini betrayed 1979 Islamic revolution
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini betrayed the principles of the Iranian revolution after sweeping to power in 1979, his first president told Reuters, leaving a “very bitter” taste among some of those who had returned with him to Tehran in triumph.
Egypt court seeks death penalty for Sisi assassination plot suspects
An Egyptian court said on Monday it would seek the death penalty for eight alleged Islamist militants including two accused of plotting to kill President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and a former Saudi crown prince, judicial and security sources said.
Death toll from Vale dam disaster in Brazil rises to 134
The death toll from the failure of a tailings dam operated by miner Vale SA in Brazil rose to 134 while 199 people are still unaccounted for, according to a statement from the rescue team on Monday.
