Saudi cleric detained in crackdown dies: activists
A prominent Saudi cleric has died after five months in detention, his family and rights activists said, amid heightened criticism of Riyadh’s human rights record following the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Zimbabwe court says internet shutdown illegal as more civilians detained
Zimbabwe’s government exceeded its mandate in ordering an internet blackout during civilian protests last week, a court ruled on Monday, as authorities pressed on with rounding up opposition figures blamed for the unrest.
Toddler rescue effort reaches most dangerous stage in Spain: engineer
Efforts to reach a two-year-old boy who fell into a borehole in southern Spain more than a week ago are nearing their most dangerous stage, an engineer on the rescue team said on Monday.
UK PM May to say she will look at Northern Irish backstop and go back to EU: BBC
British Prime Minister Theresa May will tell parliament she will look at how to meet the promises she has made to the people of Ireland and Northern Ireland in a way that can win the backing of parliament for her Brexit deal, the BBC reported.
African leaders back Congo president-elect after contested poll
Democratic Republic of Congo’s president elect Felix Tshisekedi received a chorus of congratulations from African leaders on Sunday and Monday in a growing sign that his disputed election win will not be questioned internationally.
Sweden says North Korea talks ‘constructive’
Talks held near the Swedish capital Stockholm on Monday that included representatives from North and South Korea and the United States were constructive, Sweden’s foreign ministry said.
Zimbabwe court says internet shutdown during protests was illegal
Zimbabwe’s High Court ruled on Monday that the security minister had no authority to order mobile operators to shut down internet access to customers during protests last week and that the firms should immediately restore unrestricted access.
Two vans seized and abandoned in Northern Ireland, days after car bomb
Northern Ireland police cordoned off two areas in Londonderry on Monday to examine two separate hijacked vehicles for potential security threats, two days after a car bomb exploded in the city.
Zuma to record anti-apartheid songs for history project
Long known for singing and dancing at political rallies, former president Jacob Zuma has now been chosen as the voice of anti-apartheid liberation songs in a South African history project.
Russia acknowledges new missile but says it does not breach treaty
Russia has recognized the existence of a cruise missile system that has prompted Washington to say it will quit the 1987 INF disarmament treaty, but has denied that it violates the pact, U.S. officials and NATO diplomats said on Monday.
