Ethiopian police detain 200 people over violence
Ethiopian police have detained 200 people in connection with violence on the outskirts of capital on Saturday that left 23 dead, state affiliated Fana Broadcasting said on Monday.
Palestinian ministry rolls back statement that Gaza boy was killed by Israeli gunfire
A medical source in the Palestinian Health Ministry backed away on Monday from an assertion that an 11-year-old boy killed at a protest on Friday at the border with Israel had been shot by Israeli soldiers.
Bosnia adopts EU-required changes to criminal code after delay
The Bosnian parliament on Monday approved long-delayed changes to a criminal code aimed at bolstering the rule of law and the fight against crime and corruption, which is expected to speed up the country’s progress toward European Union membership.
Turkey’s Erdogan says meeting with Putin on Syria will bring ‘new hope’
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that a joint statement on Syria due to be made after his meeting with Russia’s Vladimir Putin would bring “new hope” to the region.
Northern Ireland’s DUP unconvinced by Irish Sea technological border: MEP
The Northern Irish party backing Britain’s minority government is unconvinced by suggestions that a technological border in the Irish sea is more deliverable than one on the Irish border, its sole member of the European Parliament said on Monday.
EU says more talks needed on Irish border issue to reach Brexit deal
The European Union and Britain still have work to do to settle a range of issues in Brexit negotiations including avoiding a “hard” border in Ireland, the EU said before its negotiator Michel Barnier briefs ministers from member states.
Brexit talks going ahead in ‘spirit of good cooperation’: EU’s Barnier
Talks between the European Union and Britain on Brexit are being conducted in a spirit of “good cooperation”, Michel Barnier, the EU’s chief negotiator on the issue, said on Monday.
Ireland flags ‘east-west’ technology as possible Brexit border aid
Brexit negotiators are not contemplating using technology to solve the issue of the border on the island of Ireland but its use to help simplify checks between Britain and the island is a “different question”, Ireland’s foreign minister said on Monday….
Russian Communists say election stolen by pro-Putin candidate
Hundreds of Russian Communist Party supporters took to the central square of Vladivostok on Monday to protest against what they said was the brazen rigging of a regional election in favor of a politician backed by President Vladimir Putin.
Macron’s ‘tough love’ to young jobseeker fuels French reform debate
French President Emmanuel Macron’s quick tongue has repeatedly landed him in trouble since he took office, but he shows no signs of backing away from his straight talk, telling an unemployed man he could easily get a job if he tried.
