Brazil to fight invasions by landless workers: official
Brazil’s right-wing government under President Jair Bolsonaro will seek to classify invasions of farmland by landless workers movements as akin to terrorism, with harsher penalties for perpetrators, an Agriculture Ministry official said on Monday.
Chinese court sentences Canadian to death as diplomatic row deepens
A Chinese court on Monday sentenced a Canadian man to be executed for drug smuggling, prompting Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to accuse China of using the death penalty arbitrarily.
Indian police charge student leader, nine others, in sedition case
Indian police on Monday charged 10 people, including a prominent former student organizer, with sedition, in a case that activists say is really about freedom of speech.
Trump, Erdogan discussed ‘ongoing cooperation’ in Syria: White House
U.S. President Donald Trump told Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in a phone call on Monday he wants to address Turkey’s security concerns in Syria but stressed the importance that Washington’s Kurdish allies not be mistreated, the White House said.
Senior Italian League politician found guilty of racist slur
A senior parliamentarian in the anti-immigration League party was convicted on Monday of racially abusing Italy’s first black minister and handed an 18-month suspended prison term.
South America creating regional bloc to counter Venezuela: Colombia
South American countries are developing a new diplomatic group to replace the Unasur regional bloc that is heavily influenced by increasingly isolated Venezuela, Colombian President Ivan Duque said on Monday.
Macron 2.0: French president seeks reset button with national debate
To his allies, Emmanuel Macron’s letter to the French launching a national policy debate was a bold exercise in democracy. To his critics, Sunday’s missive was an empty, wordy gesture by an aloof ‘King Macron’ determined to retain core economic reforms…
Spain earmarks more funds for Catalonia as PM seeks votes for budget
Spain’s Socialist government on Monday proposed a sharp rise in spending for Catalonia in its 2019 budget draft, which will need the support of pro-independence parties in the region to pass through parliament.
Preliminary results of fraud-tainted Kabul vote announced
Afghan election authorities announced preliminary results on Monday for the delayed parliamentary vote for Kabul after the ballot was called for a recount following fraud complaints.
Car bomb blast near high-security compound in Kabul kills four, 90 wounded
At least four people were killed and 90 wounded when a bomb-laden car blew up near a high-security compound in the Afghan capital Kabul on Monday, officials said.
