Australia considers recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital: Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Australia was considering recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
Trump voices ‘rogue killers’ theory for Khashoggi incident
U.S. President Donald Trump speculated on Monday that “rogue killers” may have been behind the disappearance of prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and dispatched Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to meet King Salman over the case.
Saudi Arabia preparing to admit Khashoggi was killed: CNN
Saudi Arabia is preparing a report that would admit Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed as the result of an interrogation that went wrong, CNN reported on Monday, citing two unnamed sources.
Flash floods in southern France kill at least 12 people
At least 12 people died in southwestern France on Monday when some of the worst flash floods in a century turned rivers into raging torrents that engulfed homes and swept away cars.
Yemen conflict could push millions more to brink of famine: U.N.
The number of Yemenis on the brink of famine could rise to 12 million – or two in five of the population – from around 8.5 million in coming months due to escalating war and a deepening economic crisis, the United Nations food agency said on Monday.
Yemen’s president sacks prime minister bin Dagher: SABA
Yemen’s president sacked Prime Minister Ahmed bin Dagher, blaming him for the economic crisis rocking the war-torn country, a statement carried by SABA state news agency said on Monday.
Zimbabwe vice president in South Africa for treatment: Herald
Zimbabwe’s Vice President Constantino Chiwenga is receiving treatment in South Africa for injuries sustained in a bombing in June at a campaign rally for President Emmerson Mnangagwa, state newspaper the Herald reported on Monday.
Scottish independence fundraiser gets fast start amid Brexit nerves
Political and civic groups backing Scottish independence from the United Kingdom started a fundraising drive on Monday to push support for secession above 50 percent.
British academic charged with spying charges in UAE
A British academic has been charged for spying in the United Arab Emirates, UAE authorities said on Monday, five months after he was arrested at the end of a study trip.
German police detain suspected hostage-taker and free woman
German police detained a man who took a woman hostage at the train station in Cologne on Monday and said the suspect, who was seriously injured in the rescue operation, was probably a Syrian citizen.
