Trump blames Washington for poor Russia ties ahead of Putin summit
Hours before he was due to sit down for his first ever summit with Vladimir Putin, U.S. President Donald Trump blamed “U.S. foolishness” for bad relations between Washington and Moscow, while the Kremlin said it expected a tough meeting.
Former UK minister calls for second vote on Brexit to end stalemate
A former senior British minister called on Monday for a second referendum to solve a parliamentary stalemate on Brexit, saying Prime Minister Theresa May’s proposals for new ties with the European Union were a fudge that satisfied no one.
Trump says U.S.-Russia ties have ‘never been worse’
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Twitter on Monday that U.S.-Russian ties have never been worse.
Thailand gave diplomatic immunity to Australian medical team in cave rescue
Thailand gave diplomatic immunity to three Australians who helped a boys’ soccer team escape from a flooded cave, in case “something went wrong”, its foreign minister said on Monday.
Trump says Obama did nothing about Russian election meddling
U.S. President Donald Trump said in a Twitter post on Monday his predecessor, Barack Obama, paid little attention to FBI allegations of Russian election meddling and they were only taken seriously after he was elected.
Trump says NATO summit was ‘truly great’
U.S. President Donald Trump said in a Twitter post on Monday the NATO summit he attended last week had been a success and was inaccurately reported by much of the media.
Indonesia antigraft agency raids PLN chief’s house in power station probe: media
Indonesia’s Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) searched the house of Sofyan Basir, chief executive of state electricity utility Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN), on Sunday night as part of a graft investigation, Berita Satu reported on Sunday, citi…
Trump says NATO summit was ‘truly great’
U.S. President Donald Trump said in a Twitter post on Monday the NATO summit he attended last week had been a success and was inaccurately reported by much of the media.
Kremlin takes Trump to task over his gas pipeline comments: RIA
U.S. President Donald Trump’s criticism of Russia’s Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline to Europe is an egregious example of unscrupulous competition and it worries Moscow, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted as saying on Monday.
EU’s Tusk calls on China, U.S., Russia not to start trade wars
European Council President Donald Tusk said on Monday China, the United States and Russia had a duty not to start trade wars and called on the three countries to reform the World Trade Organization.
