Maltese opposition calls for minister to quit over power station contract
Malta’s opposition on Monday called for the tourism minister and the prime minister’s top aide to resign after an investigation by Reuters and Times of Malta showed that Panama companies they had set up had arranged to receive money through a mystery c…
Netherlands recalls staff after threats at embassy in Pakistan
The Netherlands recalled staff from its embassy in Pakistan following threats after providing shelter to the lawyer of a Christian woman in a blasphemy case, the Dutch foreign minister said on Monday.
Twitter warns Pakistan rights activists over government criticism
Two Pakistani rights activists said on Monday they had been warned by Twitter about objectionable content on the social media network, a move that signals an ongoing push by authorities in the South Asian country to rein in free speech online.
Palestinians fire rockets, Israel bombs Hamas TV after botched Gaza raid
Palestinians in Gaza fired scores of rockets and mortar bombs into southern Israel on Monday and Israel launched retaliatory air strikes, a day after an Israeli incursion prompted deadly fighting in the enclave.
Libya rivals arrive for Italy summit after December election shelved
The rulers of Libya’s rival east and west were gathering at a summit for the first time in more than five months on Monday, a week after the United Nations buried plans to hold an election next month.
Libyan commander Haftar arrives in Palermo for summit: tv footage
Eastern Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar, a key figure in the oil producer, arrived on Monday evening in the Sicilian city of Palermo for a summit hosted by Italy to discuss the Libyan conflict.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro says unlikely to pass pension reform this year
Brazil’s far-right President-elect Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday that he thought it unlikely a pension reform would pass Congress this year.
Two Congo opposition leaders quit deal to unite under one presidential candidate
Two Congolese opposition leaders are pulling out of a deal to unite under one candidate in next month’s presidential election, they said on Monday.
Israel bombs Hamas TV station in Gaza after warning calls, shots
Israeli warplanes bombed the studios of Hamas’s television station in the Gaza Strip on Monday during a surge in cross-border fighting, Palestinian officials and witnesses said.
U.N. Security Council set to lift Eritrea sanctions on Wednesday
The United Nations Security Council is set to vote on Wednesday to lift a nearly decade-old arms embargo and targeted sanctions on Eritrea, diplomats said, after the country’s rapprochement with Ethiopia and thawing of relations with Djibouti.
