Japan bolsters military to counter China, Russia in East Asia
Japan will accelerate spending on advanced stealth fighters, long-range missiles and other equipment over the next five years to support U.S. forces facing China’s military in the Western Pacific, two new government defense papers said.
El Salvador court frees woman jailed under anti-abortion law
A Salvadoran woman accused of the attempted murder of her newborn baby under the country’s strict abortion laws after she was raped by her stepfather was freed by a court on Monday after more than 18 months in jail.
U.N. Security Council considers action to back Yemen deal on Hodeidah
The U.N. Security Council is considering a draft resolution that asks U.N. chief António Guterres to submit proposals by the end of the month on how to monitor a ceasefire agreed by Yemen’s warring parties for the key port city of Hodeidah, diplomats said on Monday.
Maduro says Venezuela’s civil militia grows to 1.6 million members
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Monday the country’s civil militia had grown to 1.6 million members – more than tripling in size from the beginning of the year – and that its mission was to defend the country against external aggression.
Candidates to succeed Kabila after Congo’s presidential election
Democratic Republic of Congo will hold a presidential election on Sunday that could lead to the country’s first democratic transfer of power, following decades marked by authoritarian rule, coups and deadly conflict.
Chile prosecutors examine possible Iranian oil link to fumes that sent hundreds for treatment
Chilean law enforcement officials are investigating the delivery of Iranian crude oil to state energy company ENAP as a possible source of the noxious fumes that caused hundreds of people to seek hospital treatment in August, a prosecutors’ office told…
Libya’s NOC declares force majeure on operations at biggest oilfield
Libya’s National Oil Company (NOC) has declared force majeure on operations at El Sharara oilfield, it said late on Monday, a week after the company declared force majeure on the field’s exports.
Libya’s NOC declares force majeure on operations at El Sharara oilfield
Libya’s National Oil Company (NOC) declared force majeure on operations at El Sharara oil field, the company said in a statement late on Monday.
Two Scandinavian women found dead in Moroccan mountains: statement
Two female tourists from Norway and Denmark were found dead on Monday in the Atlas Mountains in central Morocco, with both having neck wounds caused by knives, the country’s interior ministry said.
Trump did not tell Erdogan he would extradite Gulen: White House official
President Donald Trump did not commit during a meeting with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan at the G20 summit two weeks ago to extradite a Muslim cleric based in the United States, a senior White House official said on Monday.
