. REUTERS (UK)
U.S. bars Cuba, Venezuela from Americas summit; Mexican leader sits out
The White House on Monday excluded Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua from the U.S.-hosted Summit of the Americas this week, prompting Mexico’s president to make good on a threat to skip the event because all countries in the Western Hemisphere were not invited.
. NIKKEI ASIA (JAPAN)
Hun Sen tightens grip on power in Cambodia local poll landslide
Ruling party for over 3 decades takes 74% of vote amid intimidation accusations
. BAHA (AUSTRIA)
S. Korea, U.S. air drill after Pyongyang’s missile launch
South Korea and the United States conducted a combined air power drill with 20 warplanes on Tuesday, over the West Sea in response to North Korea’s recent missile launch, Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff confirmed.
. THE GUARDIAN (UK)
Gupta brothers arrested in Dubai over alleged corruption in South Africa
Business owners at the centre of a scandal that led to former president Jacob Zuma’s resignation
. AL JAZEERA (QATAR)
Israeli coalition fails to pass bill on upholding settler law
Monday’s vote marks a major setback for the fragile coalition government that could send the country to new elections.
