French remarks on Khashoggi affair prompt Turkish anger
Turkey reacted with fury on Monday after French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said President Tayyip Erdogan was playing a political game over sharing intelligence about the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Libya’s Haftar on his way to Italy conference: Italian source
The strongman who rules eastern Libya, Khalifa Haftar, is on his way to Palermo to attend a conference hosted by Italy to discuss a peace plan, an Italian diplomatic source said on Monday.
Kidnappers free last of 80 Cameroon schoolboys
Kidnappers freed on Monday the last of about 80 schoolboys taken hostage last week in a raid on a school in west Cameroon, said a church minister who negotiated their release and a regional official.
Saudi-led coalition renews air strikes on Yemen’s Hodeidah port
The Saudi-led coalition resumed air strikes on Yemen’s main port city of Hodeidah after a lull on Monday as Western allies pressed Riyadh to end a war that has left the impoverished country on the verge of starvation.
Amnesty International strips Myanmar’s Suu Kyi of ‘conscience’ award
Amnesty International has withdrawn its most prestigious human rights prize from Aung San Suu Kyi, accusing the Myanmar leader of perpetuating human rights abuses by not speaking out about violence against the Rohingya Muslim minority.
UK’s Labour aims to force PM May to publish Brexit legal advice
Britain’s main opposition Labour Party said it would try to force the government in a special vote on Tuesday to publish its legal advice on leaving the European Union, including on how the deal will handle the sensitive issue of the Irish border.
Ethiopia says security chiefs ordered attack on PM, makes arrests
Ethiopia’s attorney general accused senior members of the security services on Monday of ordering an attack on the new prime minister and announced a string of arrests and investigations that struck at the heart of the establishment.
Rockets fired from Gaza, Israel stages air strikes after botched raid
Palestinians in Gaza fired scores of rockets, mortar bombs and at least one anti-tank missile into southern Israel on Monday and Israel launched retaliatory air strikes, a day after an Israeli incursion prompted deadly fighting in the enclave.
Germany’s Scholz sees Italy taking steps to resolve budget row
German Finance Minster Olaf Scholz said on Monday he expected Italy to take steps to resolve a row with EU authorities over its 2019 budget and he was a “quite optimistic” about a solution to the dispute.
Congo opposition supporters protest against joint election candidate
Scores of Congolese opposition supporters demonstrated in the capital Kinshasa on Monday against the choice of a joint candidate in December’s presidential election instead of the country’s well-known opposition leader.
