Kremlin says Putin sent an invitation to North Korean leader
Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent a letter of invitation to visit Russia to North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said on Monday.
Greenland government loses majority as airport funding row resurfaces
Greenland’s government lost its parliamentary majority as a row between coalition partners escalated on Monday over how a planned upgrade of three airports, of strategic interest to both Washington and Beijing, should be financed.
Man arrested after seven wounded in Paris knife attack
French police detained a man who wounded seven people in a knife attack in central Paris late on Sunday, police and judicial sources said on Monday, adding there was no initial indication the incident was linked to terrorism.
Gunmen attack headquarters Libya’s oil corporation: witness
Several armed men attacked the headquarters of the National Oil Corporation (NOC) in the Libyan capital on Monday and blasts were heard before wounded people were ferried away from the building in ambulances, a Reuters witness said.
SPD leader rejects any German role in war in Syria
The leader of Germany’s Social Democrats said on Monday her party would not approve any participation of Germany in the war in Syria, opening a potential new line of conflict in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s loveless coalition government.
Most Singaporeans still support law banning gay sex: survey
A slim majority of Singaporeans still support a law that bans gay sex, an online survey showed on Monday, amid renewed debate on whether the city-state should follow India’s footsteps and scrap similar British colonial-era legislation.
UK PM’s Brexit plans opposed by 80 rebels in her party: former minister
British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party faces a “catastrophic split” if she persists with her proposals on Brexit, which 80 or more of her lawmakers are prepared to vote against, a former junior minister said.
Rights chief Bachelet takes on China, other powers in first speech
The United Nations human rights boss Michelle Bachelet called on China on Monday to allow in monitors after “deeply disturbing” allegations of large re-education camps in which Uighurs are detained in Xinjiang province.
Australian man charged with five murders, including three young daughters
An Australian man was charged with murdering his three young daughters, their mother and their grandmother in Perth, police said on Monday, describing the incident as an “atrocity and tragedy”.
Afghan media under pressure after journalist deaths
Afghan media are facing growing pressure to cut back coverage of militant attacks following the death of two television reporters who were among 20 killed in an attack on a sports club in Kabul last week.
