Conservative leaders from the United Methodist Church (UMC) on Monday released the logo, website, and mission of the proposed new denomination, the Global Methodist Church. The reveal comes days after the UMC delayed this year’s general conference until August 2022 due to the pandemic. They had planned to consider the schism over LGBT inclusion for the second time during that conference.

A Paris court on Monday convicted Nicolas Sarkozy of corruption and influence peddling and sentenced him to one year in prison and two suspended years. The former president of France still faces a separate trial this month over accusations he illegally financed his 2012 presidential campaign. The judge said Sarkozy, who led the country from 2007 to 2012, can request to serve his sentence at home with an electronic bracelet.

Police and troops used live bullets, stun grenades, and tear gas against protesters Sunday in the deadliest day of protests since the Feb. 1 military coup. The U.N. human rights office strongly condemned the weekend crackdowns in Yangon, Mandalay, and several other cities that led to at least 18 dead and 30 injured. Authorities in Myanmar, also known as Burma, have detained more than 1,100 people since the coup, according to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners. So far they have released 300.

A Japanese mother committed suicide in her Tokyo apartment last month after testing positive for the coronavirus. The woman in her 30s was asymptomatic and felt guilty that she may have infected her daughter and husband. “It is inexcusable that I have become a nuisance,” her final note said, according to local media.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Iran would no longer share surveillance footage of its nuclear facilities with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) under a new law passed Tuesday. The U.N. nuclear watchdog reported that as of Feb. 16, Iran had added to its stockpile 38.8 pounds of uranium enriched up to 20 percent — a technical step away from weapons-grade levels. The addition also violates the 3.67 percent purity limit under the joint nuclear deal. IAEA said Iran has also produced uranium metals and spun advanced centrifuges.

Chief Executive Carrie Lam said Tuesday that political strife and unrest in Hong Kong showed the need for “reforms.” Chinese officials have announced sweeping changes to the way the territory selects its government representatives.

As Fathi Bashagha returned home on Sunday afternoon, an armored vehicle opened fire on his convoy along a highway in the capital city of Tripoli. His guards killed one of the attackers and detained two others. Jan Kubis, the U.N. Special Envoy for Libya, said the violence was an attempt to derail the country’s political process and called for a rapid investigation.