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Dozens hurt as car plows into German carnival parade

A car drove into a crowd at a carnival parade in the German town of Volkmarsen on Monday and several people are believed to be injured, police said, adding that they had detained the driver.

U.S. Supreme Court open to more damages against Sudan over embassy bombings

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday appeared open to reinstating $4.3 billion in punitive damages against Sudan in lawsuits accusing it of complicity in the 1998 al Qaeda bombings of two U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania that killed 224 people.

Coronavirus kills seventh person in Italy, pandemic fears grip Wall Street

Fears of a coronavirus pandemic grew on Monday after sharp rises in new cases reported in Iran, Italy and South Korea but China relaxed restrictions on movements in several places including Beijing as its rates of new infections dropped.

As Syrian forces advance on Idlib, families fear being trapped at Turkish border

Syrian government forces are advancing closer to the displaced persons camp where Adnan Abdelkarim and his family have taken shelter along the Turkish border after being uprooted multiple times, and he fears there is nowhere left to go.

Turkey arrests captain of crashed Pegasus flight in Istanbul: Anadolu

Turkish authorities have arrested the captain of a Pegasus Airlines plane that skidded off the runway and killed three people at Istanbul’s Sabiha Gokcen airport this month, state-run Anadolu news agency said on Monday.

Gaza-Israel hostilities flare through second day with rocket attacks, air strikes

An Israeli air strike in Damascus overnight killed two members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the militant group said on Monday.

French regulator says pesticides a priority in curbing new plant diseases

France needs to retain pesticides to combat new plant diseases spread by international trade and climate change even as it tries to phase out some crop chemicals like glyphosate, the country’s health and safety agency said.

To preserve Shi’ite power in Iraq, Iran-backed groups turn to renegade cleric

When the grip of Iraq’s Tehran-backed Shi’ite Muslim parties and militias threatened to slip following the killing of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, they turned to an unpredictable rival.

Australia under ‘unprecedented’ threat from foreign interference: spy chief

Australia is under an “unprecedented” threat of foreign espionage and interference, one of the country’s most senior spy chiefs said on Monday.

‘Namaste Trump’: Modi holds huge rally for president’s visit

U.S. President Donald Trump landed in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad on Monday at the start of a visit during which the two sides will aim to reset relations that have been buffeted by a trade spat.

One killed, dozens injured in Delhi clashes as Trump visits

Indian police used tear gas and smoke grenades to disperse a crowd of thousands of protestors in India’s capital of New Delhi on Monday as violence broke out over a new citizenship law just ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s maiden visit to the city.

Lesotho PM seeks immunity from charge of murdering second wife

Lesotho’s Prime Minister Thomas Thabane appeared in court on Monday to hear charges of murdering his estranged wife, a Reuters witness saw.

Malaysia’s Mahathir quits at 94 but agrees to stay as interim PM

Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has submitted a letter of resignation to Malaysia’s king, his office said on Monday, amid talk of forming a new governing coalition.

Merkel’s crisis-hit CDU sets April 25 congress to pick new leader

Senior members of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives gathered on Monday to decide on a leadership accession plan, after a state election drubbing in Hamburg added urgency to their search.

Saudi, Egypt, Bahrain to resume Qatar post services despite dispute

Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Bahrain have agreed to resume postal services to Qatar almost three years after they were stopped due to a political dispute, the United Nations said on Monday.

Coronavirus kills 12 in Iran, 61 infected: health ministry

Twelve people have died and up to 61 have been infected with the new coronavirus in Iran, Deputy Health Minister Iraj Harirchi said on Monday.

With mask and hashtags, Ukraine minister fights coronavirus rumors from quarantine

When Ukraine Health Minister Zoriana Skaletska felt her messages about the coronavirus epidemic were not cutting through, she decided to join nearly 100 people in a quarantine facility to stop panic from spreading among the general public.

A police raid, viral videos and the broken lives of Nigerian gay law suspects

The 57 men stumbled out of the back of a dark police truck into the glare of a sunny courtyard and a phalanx of cameras. Some clutched another’s hand, as if for comfort. They lined up on wooden benches in the dirt, almost all of them trying to hide their faces, and not succeeding.

Trial to begin of former French PM Fillon over fake jobs scandal

Former French prime minister Francois Fillon and his wife Penelope go on trial on Monday over a fake jobs scandal that wrecked his 2017 run for president and opened the Elysee Palace door for Emmanuel Macron.

Eastern Libyan lawmakers not to join Geneva talks

Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj on Monday denounced the shelling of civilian areas and airports in his country, labeling renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar a “war criminal” in a speech to the U.N. Human Rights Council.

U.N. in talks with Turkey to boost Syria aid amid offensive

The United Nations is in talks with Turkey to boost cross-border aid flows into northwest Syria and allow more evacuations of those in urgent need of medical help, such as babies in incubators, as shelling draws closer.

Togo president declares landslide election win, opponent slams ‘masquerade’

Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbe has won re-election with 72% of the vote, according to preliminary results from the electoral commission on Monday, extending his 15-year rule and a family dynasty that began when his father took power in a 1967 coup.

Julian Assange put lives at risk, lawyer for United States says

A British court begins hearings on Monday to decide whether Julian Assange should be extradited to the United States almost a decade after his WikiLeaks website enraged Washington by leaking secret U.S. documents.

Artisanal miners attack Gemfields’ Mozambique ruby unit, injuring four

Artisanal miners torched a car belonging to miner Gemfields’ Mozambique operation on Saturday and attacked the occupants with pickaxes, injuring three employees and one security contractor, the company said.

Concern over coronavirus spread as cases jump in South Korea, Italy and Iran

China reported another fall in the new coronavirus infections outside of its epicenter on Sunday, but world health officials warned it was too early to make predictions about the outbreak as new infections and fears of contagion increased elsewhere.

Myanmar students face charges over internet shutdown protest: student union

A Myanmar student union said on Monday police were seeking to press charges against nine of its members for organizing a protest against an eight-month-long internet shutdown in the restive west of the country.

Earthquake in Turkey-Iran border region kills nine, injures more than 100

Eight people died and others were stuck under collapsed buildings in southeastern Turkey on Sunday after a magnitude-5.7 earthquake struck near the border with Iran, the Turkish government said as teams dug through rubble in nearby villages.

Three Gulf states, Iraq report first coronavirus cases, linked to Iran

Kuwait and Bahrain on Monday recorded their first new coronavirus cases, all involving people who had visited Iran, which has reported 43 cases of the disease, state media said.

Chile braces for March protests as Pinera appeals for peace

President Sebastian Pinera called on Chileans on Monday to help the country “live in peace” ahead of an anticipated fresh outbreak of protests in March.

Detained Tanzanian journalist freed after pleading guilty to financial crimes

A prominent Tanzanian journalist arrested in July was released on Monday after pleading guilty of tax evasion and money laundering in a case critics had said was politically motivated.

Merkel’s party punished by voters in Hamburg state election

A leadership crisis in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative party could help her Social Democrat (SPD) coalition partners and the environmentalist Greens hold on to power in the northern German city of Hamburg on Sunday.

‘RIP Democracy’: Thai students protest party ban as opposition grills PM in parliament

Thailand’s opposition began a parliamentary censure debate against Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha and five of his cabinet ministers on Monday, just days after the Constitutional Court dissolved a key party in the opposition bloc.

Turkmen constitutional reform hints at succession plan

The Turkmenistan government published a series of draft constitutional amendments on Monday that would reserve seats for former presidents in the newly-established upper chamber of parliament.

Britain’s top cop calls for law on police use of AI

Britain’s most senior police officer on Monday called on the government to create a legal framework for police use of new technologies such as artificial intelligence.

With once-radical Podemos tamed, Spain’s new coalition is happy – for now

Just last year, Spain’s struggling prime minister said he would not be able to sleep at night had he made a pact with the hard left Unidas Podemos party to secure power.

Russia, Turkey preparing talks on fighting in Syria’s Idlib province: TASS

Russia and Turkey are preparing talks on how to de-escalate fighting in Syria’s Idlib province, TASS news agency reported on Monday, citing Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

British spies deny withholding intelligence from interior minister

British intelligence took the unusual step on Monday of denying a newspaper report that the main domestic spy agency, MI5, had withheld information from the interior minister because some spies did not trust her.

Dark horse of Slovak election woos voters with tough anti-graft message

With its slogan “Let’s beat the mafia together”, Igor Matovic’s anti-graft movement has ridden a wave of public anger over corruption to emerge as the unexpected favorite to oust Slovakia’s ruling party in a Feb. 29 election.

Europeans, Britain, China, Russia to meet Iran in Vienna on Feb. 26

China, Russia, France, Germany and Britain will meet with Iran in Vienna on Feb. 26 to discuss how to uphold the 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran, the European Commission said in a statement on Tuesday.

South Korea seeks ‘speedy resumption’ of U.S.-North Korea nuclear talks

South Korea’s foreign minister called on Monday for a quick resumption of stalled U.S.-North Korean nuclear talks, adding that her government stood ready to engage with Pyongyang to facilitate dialogue.

Mapping coronavirus: South Koreans turn to online tracking as cases surge

As the new coronavirus spreads in South Korea, private software developers have set up websites and apps to help people track cases and shun places where infected people have been in the hope of avoiding the fast-spreading virus.

South Korea coronavirus cases surge, two more die

South Korea reported 231 new cases of a coronavirus, taking total infections to 833, health authorities said on Monday, a day after raising its infectious disease alert to the highest level.

Israeli jets strike Islamic Jihad targets in Syria and Gaza: Israeli military

Israeli forces killed a Palestinian trying to plant explosives near Israel’s border security fence with the Gaza Strip on Sunday, the Israeli military said.

Family of top Egyptian militant says it has not been notified of his execution: lawyer

Egypt on Monday executed Hisham al-Ashmawy, described as the country’s most dangerous Islamist militant, after he was convicted by a military court of orchestrating several attacks, three security sources said.

Afghanistan confirms first coronavirus case in province bordering Iran

Afghanistan on Monday identified the country’s first case of coronavirus as reported cases outside China jump.

Libya government says Haftar’s forces must withdraw from near capital

Libya’s foreign affairs minister said on Monday that the internationally recognized government is insisting that the troops of eastern commander Khalifa Haftar withdraw from near the capital Tripoli as part of military talks in Geneva.

Family of Egyptian militant Ashmawy not notified about his reported execution: lawyer

The family of the convicted top Egyptian militant Hisham al-Ashmawy has not been formally notified about his reported execution on Monday, his lawyer Khaled El-Masry told Reuters.

Japan plays down criticism of coronavirus cruise ship handling

A panel of Japanese medical experts on Monday sought to play down deepening criticism of the government’s handling of a coronavirus outbreak on a cruise ship while acknowledging mistakes were made.

Goldman Sachs pleads not guilty in Malaysia over 1MDB bond sales: state media

Three units of Goldman Sachs pleaded not guilty to charges of misleading investors regarding $6.5 billion in bond sales that the U.S. investment bank helped raise for state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), Bernama state news agency reported on Monday.

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