British police close road in Vauxhall due to abandoned car
British police sealed off a main road in Vauxhall, central London, on Monday to investigate an abandoned car.
Twitter warns Pakistani rights activists over government criticism
Social network Twitter has warned two Pakistani rights activists against objectionable content, they said on Monday, a move that signals a continuing push by the south Asian nation to rein in free speech online.
Kremlin dismisses Finnish allegation it may have disrupted GPS signal
The Kremlin on Monday dismissed an allegation from Finnish Prime Minster Juha Sipila that Russia may have intentionally disrupted Finland’s GPS signal during NATO war games in the Nordic countries over the past few weeks.
Ethiopia arrests 36 intelligence officials over alleged corruption, rights abuses
Ethiopia has arrested 36 officials from its intelligence services over alleged corruption and human rights abuses following an investigation of several months, the attorney general said on Monday.
Ethiopia’s attorney general alleges vast corruption at military-run Metec
Ethiopia’s attorney general said on Monday that a five-month long investigation into procurement processes at the huge military-run conglomerate METEC has revealed vast corruption.
Merkel critic Seehofer to step down as Bavarian conservative chief
Horst Seehofer, a critic of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s liberal asylum policies, said on Monday he would step down as chief of the powerful Bavarian regional sister party to Merkel’s conservatives but remain Germany’s Interior Minister.
Canada has heard Turkish recordings on Khashoggi’s killing: Trudeau
Canadian intelligence officers have listened to Turkish recordings of what happened to Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday, adding that he was discussing with allies what next steps should be taken.
Iranian military is ready to protect oil tankers against threats: deputy commander
Iran’s armed forces will protect Iranian oil tankers against any threats, an Iranian military official said on Monday after the United States called the ships a “floating liability” and warned ports operators not to allow them to dock.
Ireland’s Coveney: this week very important for Brexit deal, still work to do
Ireland’s foreign minister Simon Coveney said on Monday this was a very important week for talks on the terms of Britain’s exit from the European Union and that there was still work to do as the issues remaining to be solved were the same as before.
Western diplomats shun meeting with Sri Lanka minister on political crisis
Eight Western countries stayed away from a meeting with Sri Lanka’s government on Monday to register their protest against President Maithripala Sirisena’s decision to dissolve parliament, diplomatic and government sources said.
