WORLD HIGHLIGHTS

►Bulgaria

SOFIA A Bulgarian court on Monday ordered city hall authorities in the capital Sofia to issue a birth certificate to the stateless baby of a same-sex couple from Bulgaria and Gibraltar.

►France

GRENOBLE The French city of Grenoble on Monday authorised the wearing of the so-called "burkini" by Muslim women in state-run swimming pools, reigniting one of France's most contentious debates on religous dress.

►Libya

TRIPOLI Libya's rival government announced it was leaving the capital Tripoli yesterday, hours after its arrival there to begin work triggered heavy fighting between opposing militias.

►Ethiopia

NAIROBI Ethiopia and the World Bank have signed an agreement for a $300 million grant to help with reconstruction and recovery in conflict-hit areas, the finance ministry said yesterday.

►Guatemala

GUATEMALA CITY The United States officially designated Guatemalan Attorney General Consuelo Porras for "significant corruption" on Monday, just hours after she was reappointed for a second four-year term.

►Venezuela

CARACAS A French-venezuelan cardiologist was accused on Monday by the US of selling ransomware to cybercriminals and instructing them on how to extort money from the victims they hacked.

Venezuela's main opposition on Monday announced primaries in 2023 to elect a single candidate to stand against incumbent Nicolas Maduro in the country's next presidential election.

►Saudi Arabia

RIYADH One of two conjoined twins from wartorn Yemen has died after a "complicated" 15hour operation to separate them, Saudi state media reported on Monday.

►Mexico

MEXICO CITY US officials will travel to Mexico for talks this week following President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's threat to boycott an Americas summit unless all countries in the region are invited, Mexican authorities said Monday.

►Nigeria

KANO Nigerian police on Monday dispersed an angry crowd searching for a woman they accused of making a blasphemous comment online against Prophet Muhammad, in the mainly Muslim northeastern city of Maiduguri.