British MPs choose Lindsay Hoyle as parliament speaker to replace Bercow

British MPs on Monday selected veteran Labour lawmaker Lindsay Hoyle to be parliament's new speaker, replacing John Bercow in a role once little-noticed but now reshaped by the fractious turmoil over Brexit.
US vows to keep pressure on Iran
The White House says the US government will continue to impose "crippling sanctions" on Iran until it changes its "hostile behavior."
Magnitude 6.6 quake strikes Tonga
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake has struck near Tonga in the southern Pacific Ocean.
Brazil's Bolsonaro says 'worst is yet to come' on oil spill
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said Sunday that "the worst is yet to come" with an oil spill that has affected more than 200 beaches on the country's coast.
British MPs vote on new speaker after Bercow's departure
British MPs will on Monday select the new speaker of the House of Commons, once an unremarkable event but one now charged with significance following the previous occupant's role in Brexit.
26 militants killed in Afghanistan's northern Balkh province
Up to 26 militants have been confirmed dead as security forces struck militants' hideouts in the northern Balkh province over the past 24 hours, army spokesman in the northern region Mohammad Hanif Rezai said Monday.
Iran's airline to suspend flights to Italy by year end
 Iran's Mahan Air will suspend flights to Italy in December as Italy has announced bans on the airline under pressure of the United States, Head of the Association of Iranian Airlines (AIA) Masoud Assadi Salmani said on Sunday.