London’s Canary Wharf station re-opens after ‘customer incident’
London’s Canary Wharf Underground station re-opened on Monday after it was temporarily closed due to a “customer incident,” the city’s transport authorities said.
North Korea’s Kim to visit China for fourth summit: newspaper
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is on his way to China for his fourth summit with China’s Xi Jinping, South Korean media said on Monday.
UK opposition Labour Party chides government over ferry contract
Britain’s opposition Labour Party on Monday criticized the government for awarding a 14 million pound ($18 million) contract to a ferry company with no ships to provide backup freight cover in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
Head of Brazil environmental protection agency resigns
The head of Brazil’s environmental protection agency Ibama resigned on Monday after far-right President Jair Bolsonaro criticized the amount of money the unit spends to rent vehicles in his latest attack on the agency.
Two suspects killed, seven captured in failed Gabon coup attempt
Gabon security forces killed two suspects in a failed coup attempt in Gabon on Monday and captured seven others, government spokesman Guy-Bertrand Mapangou told reporters.
U.S. destroyer sails in disputed South China Sea amid trade talks
A U.S. guided-missile destroyer sailed near disputed islands in the South China Sea in what China called a “provocation” as U.S. officials joined talks in Beijing during a truce in a bitter trade war.
Brazilian oversight of NGOs will be tightly controlled: new president
Funding of nongovernmental organizations working in Brazil will be rigidly controlled, President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday, reflecting increased oversight by his new right-wing administration over such groups.
Ukraine Orthodox Church marks first Christmas free of Russian ‘fetters’
Ukraine’s Orthodox Christian Church celebrated its first Christmas on Monday outside Russian control and President Petro Poroshenko said the document enshrining its newly gained independence had broken “the last fetters tying us to Moscow”.
‘They will kill me’: Saudi woman to seek asylum after fleeing family to Thailand
An 18-year-old Saudi woman who fled her family and barricaded herself inside a Bangkok airport hotel to prevent being expelled by Thai authorities has left the airport after talks with the United Nations refugee agency, an official said on Monday.
Regional party quits India’s ruling coalition over citizenship row
A small regional party in India quit Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling coalition on Monday, protesting against his bid to give citizenship to hundreds of thousands of non-Muslims from neighboring countries such as Bangladesh.
