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UN criticises transfer of 1,600 displaced Iraqis

The United Nations on Monday criticised Iraqi authorities for transferring around 1,600 people from camps to their areas of origin, saying the returns could put them in danger. The returnees, who fled violence during and after the Islamic State group’…

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I don’t want an election, says UK PM Johnson as he urges against Brexit delay

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday he did not want an election as he called on lawmakers not to vote for a further delay to Brexit. Lawmakers plan to try to seize parliamentary time on Wednesday to pass legislation which would force J…

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Escalation ends, but Israel-Hezbollah tensions remain

An escalation between Israel and Hezbollah has ended after a brief exchange of fire, but tensions remained high along the Lebanese border Monday after the enemies traded accusations. Residents returned to life as normal on both sides of the border, th…

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Iraq suspends US-funded TV station for 3 months over program

Iraqi authorities on Monday suspended the license of a U.S.-funded TV station for three months after it aired a program on alleged corruption within Iraq’s Sunni and Shiite religious establishments. The investigative report that aired on Saturday on A…

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Hezbollah TV airs footage it says shows anti-Israel attack

Hezbollah’s Al-Manar TV on Monday aired footage it said showed an missile attack by the Iran-backed Lebanese group against an Israeli military vehicle the day before. “The first Kornet anti-tank missile is launched at the target and then, from another…

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Fighting Over Grazing Land Is Spreading to Nigeria’s South

(Bloomberg) — Fighting between farmers and cattle herders in Nigeria is spreading from the center to the south and fueled by a proliferation of weapons, according to a United Nations envoy. “Nigeria needs urgent action to end the pressure cooker of vi…

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AfD call for place in regional coalition talks rebuffed

AfD call for place in regional coalition talks rebuffedThe nationalist Alternative for Germany party (AfD) has called to be included in regional coalition negotiations after making gains in elections at the weekend. But Germany’s mainstream parties on Monday refused to consider any form of alliance with what they regard as a party of the far-Right. “We are setting the agenda,” Alexander Gauland, the AfD leader, claimed after his party came second in regional elections in the states of Brandenburg and Saxony. “In Brandenburg, we are the only real bourgeois opposition. I am confident that a bourgeois coalition will prevail, if not in the short term, then in the medium term.” “There will be no cooperation with the AfD,” Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, the leader of Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrat party (CDU) said. “We fight for every voter, but the same time we are holding to our course of clear demarcation from the AfD.” “Large sections of Saxony and Brandenburg have chosen a far-right party with the AfD,” Lars Klingebeil, party chairman of Mrs Merkel’s main coalition partner, the Social Democrats (SPD), said. “Our task at the SPD is now to see the AfD off. It is the laziest party in Germany and has nothing serious to offer.” Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, the leader of Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrat party (CDU), ruled out any cooperation with the AfD Credit: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg Markus Söder, the leader of Mrs Merkel’s Bavarian sister party the Christian Social Union (CSU), invoked his party’s most famous former leader as he rejected any alliance with the AfD. “Franz Josef Strauss would have fought the AfD to the death, and that is what we will do,” he said. The AfD made significant gains in Sunday’s elections but its claim to a place at coalition talks was undermined after it failed to come first in either state. In Saxony its challenge was held off by the CDU while the SPD made a last-minute comeback to hold first place in Brandenburg. The Central Council of Jews in Germany, which accused the AfD of stirring up hatred against minorities in the run-up to the elections, on Monday warned against complacency over the result. “It would be disastrous to sit back and go on as before just because the AfD didn’t come first,” Josef Schuster, the council’s president said. The mainstream parties now face complicated talks to build coalitions in the states’ fragmented regional parliaments. In Brandenburg the SPD is expected to pursue a three-way coalition with the Greens and the Left Party, while in Saxony the CDU is believed to be considering a coalition with the SPD and the Greens.

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Brazil’s Bolsonaro wants to discuss Amazon fires at UN

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said Monday he was eager to speak about the Amazon fires that have drawn world attention at the next U.N. General Assembly in September, as the issue appeared to erode his support at home. Bolsonaro told reporters in…

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Tunisia kicks off presidential campaign amid tensions

Tunisia’s 26 presidential candidates launched their campaigns Monday in a political climate marked by uncertainty, money laundering allegations and worries about violent extremism. The brief campaign for the Sept. 15 first-round vote will include Tuni…

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Hurricane Dorian’s Sluggish Movement Makes Future Path Hard To Project

The storm has slowed as it passes over the Bahamas, battering the islands. It’s expected to move west and north, grazing Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas, but the track is less solid than usual.

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Russia, Iran blame US for regional tensions

Moscow and Tehran on Monday blamed US policies for tensions in the Middle East while Russia said it welcomed French efforts to save the Iran nuclear deal. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif condemned Washington’s latest actions in Syria as …

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