6. UN chief sets up body to probe Israeli allegations
UN Secretary General António Guterres established an independent body on Monday to scrutinise allegations regarding neutrality of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA).
Guterres, in consultation with UNRWA Commissioner General Philippe Lazzarini, has assigned the leadership of this crucial review to Catherine Colonna, a former foreign affairs minister of France.
7. Blinken starts Mideast tour to press for Gaza truce
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday for another Middle East crisis tour, hoping to secure a new truce as Gaza saw no let-up in fighting.
On his fifth trip to the region, Blinken landed in Riyadh and was later expected to visit Israel and mediators Egypt and Qatar.
Ahead of the trip he stressed the need for `urgently addressing humanitarian needs in Gaza`, after aid groups have repeatedly sounded the alarm over the devastating impact nearly four months of war have had on the besieged Gaza Strip
8. Clashes as Senegal parliament debates presidential poll delay
Senegalese lawmakers on Monday got physical as they debated an unprecedented move to delay this month`s presidential election, which also sparked clashes outside parliament and prompted international concern.
The mood in the chamber was close to boiling point by early afternoon, with some deputies shoving and pushing one another, leading to a temporary recess
9. Australian writer given suspended death sentence in China
Chinese Australian writer Yang Jun was on Monday handed a suspended death sentence for espionage in China, Beijing said, five years after he was detained on a rare visit to his homeland.
The Chinese-born Australian citizen has been in jail since 2019 on spying allegations and is said to be in ill health. The writer, whose pen name is Yang Hengjun, has denied the allegations, telling supporters he was tortured ata secret detention site and that he feared forced confessions may be used against him
10. British, Irish PMs in Belfast as power sharing resumes in Northern Ireland
The prime ministers of the UK and Ireland met Northern Ireland`s political leaders in Belfast on Monday to mark the return of power-sharing in the devolved province after a two-year impasse.
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak arrived in the Northern Ireland capital on Sunday, a day after Sinn Fein`s Michelle O`Neill made history by becoming the province`s first Irish nationalist leader
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