LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit plans hit a hurdle Monday when Parliament’s upper chamber told the government to give European Union citizens living in the U.K. physical proof of their right to remain after the country leaves the bloc.

The House of Lords voted by 270-229 to amend the bill that paves the way for departure from the EU on Jan. 31 — the first of three votes that went against the government.

The amendment says EU citizens living in Britain should be given a document confirming their right of residence. At present EU nationals can register online to confirm their “settled status,” but receive no physical proof.

Liberal Democrat peer Jonny Oates said the lack of a hard document could leave EU residents “severely disadvantaged” in dealings with landlords and other officials.

The House of Lords is debating the government’s Withdrawal Agreement Bill, which sets the terms of Britain’s departure from the 28-nation EU. It must be passed by both houses of Parliament before Jan. 31 if the U.K. is to leave the EU on schedule.

The Lords also voted for two amendments intended to restrict government powers to ignore European court judgments after Brexit without consulting U.K. courts first.

Monday’s defeats won’t stop the bill becoming law, because the House of Commons has already approved it, and the elected lower chamber can overturn decisions by the Lords. But it means it must return to the Commons rather than automatically becoming law once it’s passed by the Lords on Tuesday.

Iraqi officials: 3 dead, dozens wounded in Baghdad protests

BAGHDAD — Iraqi security forces fired tear gas and live rounds during clashes with anti-government protesters overnight and on Monday morning in Baghdad, killing three and wounding dozens of demonstrators, officials said.

The clashes prompted authorities to close key streets and thoroughfares leading to the Iraqi capital’s center.

The violence is the latest since protests in Iraq reignited last week after a brief lull amid soaring tensions between Washington and Tehran following a U.S. drone strike that killed top Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad earlier this month.

A gunshot wound killed one protester, while a second died after being struck in the head by a tear-gas canister, medical officials said. A third later succumbed to his injuries, the officials said.

Utah boy accused of killing 4 isn’t cooperating, police say

A boy accused of shooting and killing four members of a Utah family and wounding a fifth surrendered peacefully after the Friday night slayings, but has since refused to speak with detectives trying to piece together a motive, police said Monday.

Police in the small town of Grantsville released the names of the victims — Consuelo Alejandra Haynie, 52, her daughters Alexis, 15, and Maylan, 14, and son Mathew, 14 — and said that the boy was related to them. But authorities declined to give the suspect’s age, his relation to the victims or his name at the request of the district attorney until formal charges are filed.

The father of the family, Colin Haynie, 50, was released from the hospital after treatment for a gunshot wound and was talking with investigators.

Panama begins exhumation of victims from 1989 US invasion

PANAMA CITY — Forensic workers took preliminary steps Monday for digging up the remains of some victims of the 1989 U.S. invasion of Panama, an effort that has lifted the hopes of Panamanians who had relatives die or disappear and have since lived with unanswered questions about their fate.

Authorities gave the approval for exhumation of the 19 bodies buried in a Panama City cemetery after a truth commission set up three years ago documented about 20 disappearances from the U.S. military action to topple strongman Manuel Noriega.

The cemetery contains more than 100 people killed during the invasion that were first exhumed months after the event because they had been buried in common graves.

DNA testing is expected to take months.

Russian president outlines political overhaul

MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin of Russia submitted constitutional amendments Monday that empower a previously toothless advisory council as a powerful policy arbiter, setting up what could be a future role as Russia’s long-term paramount leader beyond the end of his current term in 2024.

Short on vital details, the proposed changes shed little light on Putin’s exact plans.

The amendments sharply increase the role of the State Council, turning what is currently a largely decorative body into a new locus of power that will “determine the main direction of domestic and foreign policy.”

Not specified, however, is how the council’s head will be chosen and whether the body will be subordinate to the presidency.

The council is currently chaired by Putin in his role as president.

Migrants ford river from Guatemala into Mexico

CIUDAD HIDALGO, Mexico — Hundreds of Central American migrants waded across the Suchiate River into southern Mexico on Monday in a test of President Donald Trump’s Central America strategy to keep them away from the U.S. border.

The migrants moved off the border bridge and toward the river after Mexican officials told them they would not be granted passage.

On the Mexican side, migrants ran along the river bank, looking for an opening in the ranks of National Guard troops.

Guardsmen scrambled, too, trying to head off groups and detaining people where they could.

While the government says the migrants are free to enter and compete for jobs, in practice it has restricted such migrants to the southernmost states while their cases are processed.

In Sudan: A grenade exploded during a wedding party in Sudan’s capital Monday, killing at least seven people, including three children, security and medical officials said.

The officials said the explosion also injured at least two dozen adults and children attending the party in the Shegla neighborhood in Khartoum’s al-Haj Youssef district.

A fight between two people at the party escalated into one of them throwing the grenade and causing the explosion, the Health Ministry said in a statement.

While such explosions are rare in Khartoum, the city has recently suffered from insecurity. Police found at least three people slain in unclear circumstances in different parts of the capital this month.