Slovenian president expresses concern over politician’s armed group
Slovenian President Borut Pahor expressed his concern on Monday after internet footage showed masked members of an armed group led by a fringe politician conducting training exercises.
Venezuela says migration flows are ‘normal’
Venezuela’s government on Monday said migratory patterns out of the OPEC nation are “normal” and that the situation was being exaggerated to justify an intervention by foreign powers.
Over $2 billion pledged to drought-stricken Lake Chad region
Donor countries pledged $2.17 billion to the drought-stricken area around Lake Chad on Monday, after a United Nations official warned that many millions in the African region still urgently needed help.
To spy or not to spy? German parties split over AfD
Differences emerged between Germany’s governing parties on Monday over how to respond to the Alternative for Germany’s (AfD) alleged ties to anti-Islamic and racist groups, as calls grew for the far-right party to be placed under surveillance.
Man who stabbed American tourists in Amsterdam names Wilders, cites ‘insults’ to Islam
A man who stabbed two American tourists at Amsterdam’s central station last week named Dutch, anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders during police questioning and said he was motivated by perceived insults to Islam in the Netherlands, prosecutors said on Mo…
Bachelet takes office as new U.N. rights chief, activists seek strong voice
Former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, who took the helm of the U.N. human rights office on Monday, will need a strong voice in confronting populists and crises marked by war crimes, activists said.
Saudi-led coalition intercepts missile fired towards Jizan
The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said on Monday it had intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile fired at the southern Saudi city of Jizan by the Iranian-aligned Houthis, who said separately they were targeting a Saudi Aramco facility.
Uganda charges lawmaker with treason but lets him travel abroad
Ugandan police gave a second opposition lawmaker approval on Monday to travel abroad for medical treatment after he said he had been tortured in custody, but they also charged him with treason, his lawyer said.
Yemenis find solace in cinema after years of war
Yemenis file into a makeshift cinema for the first time since fighting broke out in their city of Aden more than three years ago – and watch some of their own story reflected back at them on the projector screen.
Tensions flare after fire destroys Brazil museum in ‘tragedy foretold’
Anger smoldered in Brazil on Monday after a fire destroyed the National Museum, a cherished historical repository that lacked a sprinkler system and which had suffered years of financial neglect, making its destruction a “tragedy foretold.”
