French President Emmanuel Macron has revealed his plans to appease Yellow Vest supporters in a nationwide TV address.
He announced tax cuts worth an estimated €5 billion as well as a plan to give local mayors more powers.
But as correspondent Oliver Whitfield-Miocic explains it's unlikely Macron's measures will be enough to stop the violent demonstrations.
Hong Kong court finds tycoon Jimmy Lai guilty in landmark security trial
Hong Kong's High Court on Monday found pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai guilty of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces and to publish seditious material under a China-imposed national security law that could see him jailed for life.
At least 37 people killed in flash floods in Morocco
At least 37 people were killed in flash floods triggered by torrential rains on Sunday in Morocco's Atlantic coastal province of Safi, 330 km south of the capital Rabat, Morocco's state-run 2M TV reported on Monday.
School bus accident in Colombia kills 17, injures 20
Seventeen people were killed and 20 injured after a bus carrying school children fell off a cliff in a rural area in northern Colombia, the local governor said on Sunday night.
Australia plans tougher gun laws after father and son kill 15 at Bondi Beach
Australia signalled plans for tougher gun laws on Monday as the country began mourning victims of its worst mass shooting in almost 30 years, in which a father and son duo killed 15 people at Sydney's Bondi Beach.
Police to release man detained over Brown University mass shooting
The man held as a "person of interest" in the Brown University shooting that left two students dead and nine injured will be released from custody, authorities said on Sunday night.
UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has discussed enhancing cooperation with Niko Christodoulides, President of Cyprus, as part of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the two nations.
Emirates Airline has set up an airbridge with Dubai Humanitarian to transport urgent relief aid to support those affected by the devastating Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka.
Road and Transport Authority (RTA) has outlined the route map for Dubai Metro's Blue Line that will connect 14 stations, of which five will be elevated, four underground, two "future elevated" and one underground interchange.
