South Africa’s Ramaphosa signs minimum wage bill into law
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law the national minimum wage bill, his office said on Monday, part of efforts by the government to tackle wage inequality in Africa’s most industrialized economy.
Bangladesh faces refugee anger over term ‘Rohingya’, data collection
Rohingya refugees from Myanmar in camps in Bangladesh began a protest on Monday, demanding that Bangladesh recognize their ethnicity as Rohingya and that officials and aid agencies stop sharing their family information with Myanmar.
Russia resists Western calls to free captured Ukrainian ships
Russia resisted international calls on Monday to release three Ukrainian naval ships that its border patrols had fired on and seized near Crimea at the weekend, triggering the most dangerous crisis in years between Moscow and Kiev.
Iran nuclear chief warns of ‘ominous’ consequences if nuclear deal breaks down
Iran’s nuclear chief on Monday warned nations that struck the 2015 deal of ominous consequences if they didn’t follow through with action to keep the economic benefits of the agreement alive.
UAE frees Briton sentenced to life as spy after pardon
The United Arab Emirates on Monday pardoned and released a British academic jailed for life on spying charges, granting a request for clemency after showing a video of him purportedly confessing to membership of the UK’s MI6 intelligence service.
Germany hosts meeting in Berlin on Ukraine conflict
Senior officials from Germany, Russia, Ukraine and France are meeting in Berlin on Monday and will seek to forge a common solution to renewed tensions between Moscow and Kiev, a German Foreign Ministry spokesman said.
Three people die after car bomb explodes in Mogadishu: police, witnesses
At least three people died after a car bomb exploded on Monday in front of shops in the Wadajir district of Somalia’s capital Mogadishu , police and witnesses said.
UAE frees British scholar after pardon: official
The United Arab Emirates freed British academic Matthew Hedges, sentenced to life in prison for spying, after he received a presidential pardon, a UAE official said on Monday.
Ukraine’s Azov Sea ports operating normally despite tensions with Russia
Ukrainian commercial ports in Azov Sea are operating normally despite tensions between Ukraine and Russia, analyst APK-Inform said on Monday.
Austrian rail prepares for two-hour shutdown over strike
Rail services across Austria will be shut down on Monday unless a planned two-hour warning strike by its workers is averted at the last minute.
