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Italy can be accommodating on important matters: French minister

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Monday that Italy - which has been engaged in diplomatic clashes with France of late - could be accommodating when faced with important matters such as its economy and immigration. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2GqmtmV

Regional bloc plans pressure campaign against Venezuela's Maduro

A major bloc of Latin American nations and Canada will discuss on Monday how to maintain pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to hold new elections as he faces widespread calls to resign after last year's disputed presidential vote. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2Spdmcm

France says Guaido has right to organize new Venezuela election

France stepped up pressure on Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro on Monday, saying opposition leader Juan Guaido has the right to organize new elections. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2Sn3Dn4

Questions linger over Deripaska's Rusal influence after U.S. deal

The U.S. Treasury believes it can curb the influence of Oleg Deripaska over aluminum giant Rusal despite concerns the Russian oligarch may still be able to pull the strings of his business empire from behind the scenes. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2GqmpUd

Huge blast heard in Somali capital Mogadishu

A huge blast was heard in the heart of the Somali capital Mogadishu on Monday and clouds of smoke could be seen rising, a Reuters witness said. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2G9XiFN

Gunmen kill head of Dubai-owned P&O Ports' operation in Somalia's Puntland

Gunman shot dead the head of Dubai government-owned P&O Ports' operations in Somalia's semi-autonomous region of Puntland on Monday, a local government official said, and Islamist militant group al Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2TtsmmU

No plan for Mosul: chaos and neglect slow Iraqi city's recovery

The demolition of a wrecked building in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul where Islamic State used to execute men they said were gay is already in its third month. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2HNkKu0

Russia: U.S. exit from nuclear pact would not mean new Cold War - RIA

The United States' full withdrawal from the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty would not herald the start of a new Cold War, the RIA news agency quoted Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying on Monday. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2t3Rkxq

British lawmakers say highest Saudi authorities may be responsible for activists' torture

Three British lawmakers on Monday endorsed reports that women activists detained in Saudi Arabia have been tortured, and said responsibility for what is likely a violation of international law could lie with "Saudi authorities at the highest level". from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2TrgzFr

'No question of going back' on Brexit withdrawal deal: French minister

There is "no question of going back" on the Brexit withdrawal agreement, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Monday. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2HNiRNW

Parade and dances as Myanmar's Karen rebels mark 70th anniversary of struggle

Thousands of people sporting traditional ethnic costumes and Karen rebel fighters showing off their guns marched, sang and danced last week to celebrate 70 years since the start of the struggle for greater autonomy from Myanmar. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2WBtqXX

Zimbabwe vice president returns to South Africa for treatment: newspaper

Zimbabwe's Vice President Constantino Chiwenga is receiving treatment in South Africa, the second time in four months, after falling ill last week, a privately owned newspaper reported on Monday. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2HRAfkN

Iraqi president says Trump did not ask permission to 'watch Iran'

Iraqi President Barham Salih said on Monday that President Donald Trump did not ask Iraq's permission for U.S. troops stationed there to "watch Iran." from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2UCjYl2