Italy’s Di Maio warns against party divisions after pipeline U-turn
Italian Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio called on Monday for unity within his 5-Star Movement after the anti-establishment party was forced to renege on an electoral pledge to halt a major, international gas transport project.
Israeli forces kill Palestinian man during Gaza protests: medics
Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian man and wounded 25 including two medics on Monday during protests along the Gaza Strip’s beachfront border with Israel, the Gaza Health Ministry said.
South African ex-president de Klerk discharged after lung ailment
South African former president and Nobel Peace Prize winner FW de Klerk was discharged from a three-night hospital stay after recovering from a lung ailment, his foundation said on Monday.
Woman blows herself up in central Tunis; nine wounded
A 30-year old woman blew herself up in the center of the Tunisian capital Tunis on Monday, wounding nine people including eight police in what the Interior Ministry called a “terrorist explosion”.
Thousands of U.S. troops could be sent to Mexico border: source
The total number of U.S. troops heading to the border with Mexico to help stop a caravan of migrants could be in the thousands but there is no firm figure yet, a U.S. official told Reuters on Monday, offering a much higher estimate than the 800 to 1,00…
Police say drone not cause of Leicester helicopter crash as black box found
The helicopter crash that killed Leicester City soccer club owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was not caused by a police drone, Leicestershire Police said on Monday, as investigations continue into how the accident happened.
Merkel has dominated European politics in 13 years as German leader
Angela Merkel heralded on Monday the end of a 13-year era in which she has dominated German and European politics, saying she would not seek re-election as head of her ruling conservatives and that this would be her last term as chancellor.
Poland’s foreign minister says Merkel plays important stabilizing role in EU
Poland’s Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz said on Monday that German Chancellor Angela Merkel plays an important role in stabilizing the European Union and expressed support for her to remain as chancellor.
Indonesia plane with 189 on board crashes after asking to return to base
An Indonesian aircraft with 189 people on board crashed into the sea on Monday as it tried to circle back to the capital, Jakarta, from where it had taken off minutes earlier, and there were likely no survivors, officials said.
Wife of missing ex-Interpol chief Meng Hongwei hires lawyers to track him down
The wife of former Interpol chief Meng Hongwei has hired two law firms to help track down her husband, who has been missing since traveling back to his native China more than a month ago, but China said she had refused offers to talk to him by telephon…
