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1. BBC leaders grilled by lawmakers over its standards after Trump’s threat to sue

   The BBC’s chairman acknowledged on Monday that it was too slow in responding over a misleading edit of a speech by US President Donald Trump but rejected claims that the broadcaster’s impartiality was being undermined from within its own board. Senior BBC leaders were questioned by Parliament’s Culture, Media and Sport Committee amid a major crisis at the publicly funded corporation after its...

2. Xi Jinping pledges support for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro

   Chinese President Xi Jinping has reaffirmed Beijing’s steadfast support for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, sending a congratulatory letter on the eve of the embattled leader’s birthday that pledged continued backing for the South American country’s sovereignty amid mounting regional tensions and US military pressure. In the message, released by Venezuela’s Foreign Ministry over the...

3. Judge dismisses cases against James Comey and Letitia James

   A federal judge threw out the criminal charges against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, ruling that the lawyer who brought the cases had been illegally appointed. The appointment of Lindsey Halligan – a Trump ally – as interim US attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia was unlawful, US District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie said in rulings on...

4. Colombia raids hotel hosting ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect, rescues 17 children

   Immigration authorities in Colombia have taken 17 children into protective custody after they were rescued from an ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect whose members have been accused of sexually abusing and kidnapping minors in several countries. Gloria Esperanza Arriero, the director of Colombia’s national immigration service, said on Monday that her agency questioned nine members of the Lev Tahor sect...

5. Starmer met Premier Li Qiang at G20 in South Africa amid Beijing visit rumours

   British Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke to Chinese Premier Li Qiang at the G20 summit last week amid speculation that he could visit Beijing early next year and the country’s controversial embassy in London will be approved. The two leaders are understood to have greeted each other only briefly during a “brush-by” rather than holding formal bilateral talks, after which a readout covering what...

6. Brazil court votes to uphold Bolsonaro jailing after ‘attempt to flee’

   Brazil’s Supreme Court on Monday voted to uphold the imprisonment of former president Jair Bolsonaro, who was detained over the weekend for tampering with his ankle monitor using a soldering iron. Bolsonaro was taken into custody on Saturday from his home where he had been under house arrest after a judge declared him a flight risk as he appeals a 27-year sentence for plotting a failed coup. The...

7. Jimmy Cliff, reggae icon and ‘cultural giant’, dies at 81

   Jimmy Cliff, the legendary Jamaican singer who along with Bob Marley popularised reggae, ska and rocksteady music over a six-decade career, has died, his wife Latifa Chambers announced on Facebook on Monday. The cause was a seizure followed by pneumonia, she said. Born James Chambers on July 30, 1944, during a hurricane in St James Parish, northwestern Jamaica, he moved in the 1950s from the...

8. ‘Issues remain’: US-Ukraine talks advance, but Europe cautious on Russia deal

   European officials said on Monday they were comforted by the outcome of discussions on US peace proposals for Ukraine that they had viewed as tilted in Russia’s favour, but they didn’t disclose details of the weekend talks and warned of a long road to peace. “The negotiations were a step forward, but there are still major issues which remain to be resolved,” Finnish President Alexander Stubb...

9. Trump to visit China in April after ‘very good’ call with Xi

   US President Donald Trump said on Monday he will visit China in April at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping following a phone conversation between the two leaders that also covered Taiwan, Ukraine and bilateral relations. “Our relationship with China is extremely strong!” Trump said on social media following the Monday morning call, a follow-up to their “highly successful” meeting in...

10. Nuclear tech milestone: China’s supercritical generator connects to grid

    China has brought online the world’s first commercial supercritical carbon dioxide power generator – a revolutionary clean energy technology pioneered by the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC). This power generator, which uses carbon dioxide instead of steam to transfer heat, has been connected to the grid from a steel production plant in China’s southwestern province of Guizhou to...