Northern Ireland’s DUP will hold May to promise of Brexit deal changes
The Northern Irish party that props up Britain’s minority government will hold Prime Minister Theresa May to her commitment to secure changes to the divorce deal struck with the European Union, its leader said on Monday.
Iranian security forces clash with students at bus crash protest
Security forces clashed with students in Iran on Monday in the third day of protests over a deadly bus crash, online videos showed, adding to officials’ fears that rising public unrest could threaten national security.
China’s Xi, in New Year’s address, says pace of reform won’t ‘stagnate’
The pace of reform in China will not stagnate and it will open its door wider still to the outside world, President Xi Jinping said on Monday in his New Year message, as he also warned of challenges ahead.
Vatican spokesman, deputy, resign over strategy differences
The Vatican spokesman and his deputy resigned on Monday over disagreements on strategy, ending a year of upheaval in the Holy See’s communications structure.
WFP says Yemen food aid being stolen in Houthi-run areas
Food aid meant for starving Yemenis is being stolen and sold in some areas controlled by the Houthi movement, the U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) said on Monday.
Italy’s Salvini sees no danger to government in coming months
Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini said on Monday he “did not see any danger” to the government in the coming months as it turns its attention to new reforms after finally pushing its 2019 budget into law.
Burkina Faso declares state of emergency in north following attacks
Burkina Faso has declared a state of emergency in several northern provinces, a government spokesman said on Monday, as Islamist groups intensify attacks in areas bordering Mali.
Sudanese security forces fire tear gas at protesters in Khartoum: witnesses
Sudanese security forces fired tear gas at hundreds of demonstrators in central Khartoum on Monday, Reuters witnesses said, as authorities stepped up their presence at key sites after a call for protests on the eve of Sudan’s independence day anniversa…
Russian apartment block blast kills at least four, dozens missing: agencies
Rescuers scrambled amid freezing temperatures to recover people trapped in the rubble of a Russian city apartment block that collapsed in a gas explosion on Monday, killing at least four people and leaving dozens missing, news agencies reported.
UAE court upholds 10-year jail sentence of rights activist Mansoor
A court in the United Arab Emirates upheld on Monday a 10-year jail sentence against pro-democracy campaigner Ahmed Mansoor for criticizing the government on social media, two sources said on Monday.
