King Mohammed VI appointed Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri on ​Tuesday as Morocco’s first woman prime minister after her liberal-centrist party came out on top in ‌a September 23 parliamentary election, the royal palace said.

Former Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, who is under house arrest, has asked the United Nations Human Rights Committee to ​review her corruption conviction and suspend the lifetime ban on holding ‌public office that currently prevents her from running for election in 2027, her lawyer said.

The United Nations expressed alarm at reports that an airstrike ​by the Myanmar military near the country’s border with Bangladesh had killed 50 people and wounded ‌dozens more, many of them critically.

Residents of the South African township of Wedela said on Monday they were living in fear after a tavern shooting ​at the weekend killed 18 people – bullet casings from AK-47 assault rifles on the street a stark reminder of the violence.

The Spanish octogenarian whose eviction last week has triggered nationwide protests over Spain’s housing crisis will be able to return ​to her Madrid house after reaching an agreement with her landlord, her lawyer said on Monday.

Residents of the Thai capital waded through waist-deep waters in some areas on Monday, while thousands sheltered in evacuation ​centres following flooding brought by weekend rains, as swelling reservoirs in an eastern province prompted evacuations.

Mexican authorities ​urged residents of Baja California Sur to prepare for the imminent arrival of major Hurricane Polo on Monday, warning of ‌deadly winds and flash floods.

Pilar Lopez spent two months sleeping in her car after she was evicted ​this summer from the apartment in Palma de Mallorca where she had lived for 12 years.

British police said on Monday they were investigating whether individuals acting for a foreign state were involved in an apparent plot to attack ​an airbase used by the United States but said five suspects they had arrested would be released on bail.

Iran insisted on Sunday that only diplomacy can solve its conflict with the ​United States and Israel, after US President Donald Trump said he rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end fighting.

China and the United States have agreed to cut tariffs imposed on $60 billion worth of goods ‌imported from each other, on an array of products ranging from US corn to cosmetics, and from Chinese household appliances to toys.

This month’s victories for far-right and far-left parties in German state elections have intensified official debate over whether security authorities can restrict secret information that might be passed on to Russia or criminal groups.