UK's new PM touts migrant cooperation after Macron meet
Britain's new prime minister Rishi Sunak on Monday vowed action to come on cross-Channel migrants after his first face-to-face meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron.
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Three Egyptian journalists start hunger strike to free dissident
Three Egyptian journalists said Monday they had begun hunger strikes to demand authorities free Alaa Abdel Fattah, a jailed political dissident who has been refusing food and now water too.
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Biden, Trump clash on eve of midterms set to upend Washington
Democrats and Republicans traded final blows Monday ahead of midterm elections that could upend Joe Biden's presidency, weaken Western support for Ukraine and even open the door to a comeback attempt by Donald Trump.
Read moreWhale dies after washing ashore in northern France
A 7.6-metre (25-foot) whale died on a beach in northern France on Monday, hours after being discovered washed up and alive but wounded, authorities said.
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Hazara girl wounded in deadly Afghan attack triumphs in exams
A month after losing her eye in a deadly suicide bomb attack on her academy, a young Hazara woman has finished among the top candidates in Afghanistan's tough university entrance exams.
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Court summons Kenya pilots' union over strike
A Nairobi court on Monday summoned the Kenyan pilots' union responsible for a ongoing strike that has left thousands of Kenya Airways passengers stranded, as the airline cancelled most of its flights.
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EU threatens US over electric car subsidies
The European Union threatened Monday to take retaliatory measures against the United States for electric car subsidies that favour domestic manufacturers.
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Ghosn escape accomplices return to US, lawyer confirms
The American father and son duo who helped former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn dramatically escape from Japan have been returned to the United States after spending 20 months in Japanese jails, their lawyer said Monday.
Read moreStocks mostly rise, oil steady tracking China lockdown policy
Global stock markets mostly rose Monday, extending last week's strong gains, while oil prices steadied after China reaffirmed its commitment to an economically painful zero-Covid policy.
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Tough choices as Brazil's Lula gets down to business
Fresh off a celebratory beach holiday, Brazilian president-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva got down to uglier business Monday: figuring out how to govern with a hostile Congress, nasty budget crunch and impossible-looking to-do list.
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