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Myanmar junta executes two pro-democracy rivals
Myanmar's junta has executed four prisoners including a former lawmaker from Aung San Suu Kyi's party and a prominent activist, state media said Monday, in the country's first use of capital punishment in decades. He was elected to parliament representing Aung San Suu Kyi's NLD in the 2015 elections, which ushered in a transition to civilian rule.
Vanilla spice: arid Israel produces potent tropical pods
In his busy Tel Aviv restaurant, chef Yair Yosefi adds a magic ingredient to his signature cake: Israel's first commercially produced vanilla providing what devotees claim is perhaps the strongest ever flavour. Asked about the quality of the Israeli-aged vanilla, chef Yosefi said the proof was in the pudding, given the flurry of orders for his dacquoise cake and his bistro, Brut.
Tunisians vote on constitution set to bolster one-man rule
Tunisians vote Monday on a constitution seen as a referendum on President Kais Saied, whose charter would give his office nearly unchecked powers in a break with the country's post-2011 democratic trend. Saied released a slightly amended document little more than two weeks before the vote, but even under the new draft, the president would be virtually impossible to force out of office.
Former rugby union players set to sue authorities over head injuries
A case involving several former rugby union players diagnosed with early onset dementia and other irreversible neurological conditions now appears destined for the courts. Jones, capped 75 times by Wales and a member of the 2005 British and Irish Lions squad in New Zealand, revealed his diagnosis of early onset dementia in an interview with the Sunday Times last week.
Call for max working temperature cap after EU heatwave deaths
Trade unions called Monday for the European Commission to impose maximum temperature limits for outdoor workers, after three people died while on shift in Madrid during last week's withering heatwave. In France, where there are currently no working temperature limits, 12 workers died due to heat exposure in 2020 alone, the union said.
Bolsonaro launches campaign with digs at voting system, main rival
Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro officially launched his presidential re-election campaign on Sunday, attacking the voting system, the judiciary and his main challenger in a bellicose speech in Rio de Janeiro. A month before the election he won in 2018, Bolsonaro was stabbed in the stomach at a campaign rally.
Outgunned Ukraine troops face brutal fight to regain south
In a devastated village near Ukraine's southern front line, the thud of incoming Russian artillery is a constant reminder of the hard battle ahead for Kyiv's troops in a planned major counter-offensive. He insisted that either way, Ukraine's forces were prepared for any battle that lay ahead.
Russia FM reassures Egypt on grain deliveries
Russia's top diplomat reassured Egyptian leaders Sunday that their orders for Russian grain would be met as he began a tour of African countries dependent on imports for their food supply. After Egypt, Russia's top diplomat is to visit Uganda, Ethiopia and Congo. bur/kir/hkb
Evacuation alert after volcano erupts in southern Japan
Dozens of people were urged to evacuate their homes after a fiery volcanic eruption in southern Japan on Sunday as the national weather agency issued its top-level alert for the mountain. The agency raised its alert for Sakurajima to level five, the top level, which urges evacuations.
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