Lebanon rejects Russian military aid offer
Lebanon this month turned down a long-standing offer of Russian military aid that had caused concern for the United States, a major backer of the Lebanese army, a senior Lebanese political source told Reuters.
Maldives says China is building projects at inflated prices
Maldives’ new finance minister said on Monday that China is executing infrastructure projects at vastly higher prices than originally proposed but the island nation cannot get out of its commitments now.
Italy’s interior minister leads demolition of mafia villa
Italy’s far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini on Monday personally began the demolition of a luxury villa illegally built in Rome by the city’s most infamous mafia clan.
Turkish police search villa outside Istanbul in Khashoggi investigation
Turkish police searched a remote villa in a coastal area southeast of Istanbul on Monday as part of the investigation into the killing last month of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, officials said.
Global chemical weapons agency to investigate alleged Aleppo attack
The global chemical weapons agency will investigate an alleged gas attack in Syria’s Aleppo that reportedly wounded up to 100 people on Saturday, the agency’s chief said on Monday.
Ukrainian nationalists protest outside Russian consulate in east
Dozens of masked Ukrainian nationalists hurled flares and eggs at the Russian consulate in the eastern city of Kharkiv on Monday in a protest after Russia fired on and seized three Ukrainian vessels over the weekend.
UK PM May and ministers agree to continue preparation for risk of no deal Brexit
British Prime Minister Theresa May and her top team of ministers agreed on Monday to continue making preparations for the risk of leaving the European Union without a deal, her spokesman said.
Next Mexico government says train project, oil refinery backed by vote
The incoming Mexican government said on Monday that a weekend public consultation vote had approved 10 major policy proposals ranging from a new rail line connecting states in eastern Mexico and a new oil refinery in the Gulf of Mexico.
Britain condemns Russia’s ‘act of aggression against’ Ukraine: PM May’s spokesman
Britain condemned Russia on Monday after Russian vessels fired on and captured three Ukrainian naval ships near Crimea, saying the incident provided further evidence of Moscow’s destabilizing behavior.
UK PM May’s spokesman welcomes pardon of academic Hedges by UAE
Britain Prime Minister Theresa May’s spokesman welcomed the pardon of British academic Matthew Hedges by the United Arab Emirates on Monday.
