Georgia PM says copycat Russian law to be passed Tuesday amid protests
Georgia's prime minister on Monday vowed to ram controversial "foreign influence" legislation through parliament the next day despite mass protests against the law criticised for mirroring repressive Russian legislation.
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Gujarat out of IPL play-off race after washout
Gujarat Titans have been knocked out of the play-off race after rain forced their IPL match against Kolkata Knight Riders to be abandoned without a ball bowled in Ahmedabad on Monday.
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Michael Cohen, the 'fixer' who turned on Trump
Michael Cohen worked for years as Donald Trump's fixer, a problem solver who was involved in every aspect of the real estate tycoon's business, even saying he would "take a bullet" for the billionaire.
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Melinda Gates to leave Gates Foundation, getting $12.5 billion
Melinda French Gates announced Monday she was leaving the philanthropy mega foundation she established with her ex-husband, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates.
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Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof 'secretly' leaves Iran ahead of Cannes
Iranian film director Mohammad Rasoulof said Monday he had left Iran clandestinely after being sentenced to jail on national security charges, a day ahead of the opening of the Cannes Film Festival where his new film is in the main competition.
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'Do it': Former fixer Cohen testifies that he lied for Trump
Donald Trump's one-time fixer and the star prosecution witness in the former president's criminal trial testified Monday that he lied and bullied for his former boss whom he said told him to cover up an affair.
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Four dead, 60 injured in Mumbai billboard collapse
Four people were killed and at least 60 injured after a billboard collapsed during a fierce storm in India's financial capital Mumbai, officials said Monday.
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Iran director's escape, MeToo tensions build off-screen drama at Cannes
The escape of an Iranian director and rumours over fresh MeToo allegations were setting the scene Monday for a dramatic Cannes Film Festival, already packed with Hollywood icons and attention-grabbing films.
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Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof leaves Iran ahead of Cannes: statement
Iranian film director Mohammad Rasoulof said Monday he had left Iran after being sentenced to jail on national security charges, a day ahead of the opening of the Cannes Film Festival where his new film is in the main competition.
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In Israel, a 'different' Memorial Day amid Gaza war
On Monday, an area of Jerusalem's national military cemetery where soldiers killed in Gaza are buried was filled with mourners and emotion as Israel marked a painful day.
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