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France24 says a volcano began spewing out ash again Monday after a brief lull in the Canary Islands ,where coastal residents are confined to their homes.

Sky News says the army is on standby with soldiers at “increased preparedness” to help deliver fuel if necessary, the defence secretary has said.

Arab News says Judge Tareq Bitar, the judicial investigator into the Beirut port explosion, was informed on Monday that he had been suspended from the case.

Aljazeera says the United States is facing a potential federal government shutdown by the end of the week after Republicans blocked an emergency spending bill.

TRT World says R. Kelly has been convicted of leading a decades-long sex crime ring, with a New York jury finding the superstar singer guilty on all nine charges.

BBC News says the government is to suspend competition law to allow oil firms to target fuel deliveries at petrol stations following recent panic buying.

France24 says nearly two-thirds of Swiss voters backed the introduction of same-sex marriage in a referendum held Sunday.

Arab News says up to 50 Houthis died in fierce fighting in Yemen on Sunday as the Iran-backed militia opened new fronts.

Aljazeera says Italian Foreign Affairs Minister Luigi Di Maio has said the Taliban government in Afghanistan could not be recognised.

Sky News says preliminary results in the German election show the Social Democrats have beaten Angela Merkel’s centre-right bloc.