PM May will fight any attempt to oust her as leader: spokesman
British Prime Minister Theresa May will fight any attempt to oust her after two leading eurosceptic ministers resigned in protest at her plans to retain close ties to the European Union after Brexit, her spokesman said on Monday.
In ‘cordial’ meeting with Catalan leader, Spain’s PM signals thaw
Spain’s Prime Minister signaled a thaw in relations with Catalonia on Monday, signing up to joint initiatives in a first meeting with the region’s leader but again ruling out any moves toward Catalan independence.
Syrian rebels say army besieging their enclave in southern city Deraa
The Syrian army and allied troops laid siege to the rebel-held enclave in Deraa on Monday and were poised to gain complete control of the city where the uprising against President Bashar Assad’s rule first erupted, insurgents said.
Finland may reinstate Schengen checks for Trump-Putin summit
Finland is considering reinstating border controls for travelers from Schengen countries for four days from Friday, during the Helsinki summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Ethiopia and Eritrea say war over, U.N. hails ‘wind of hope’ in Africa
Ethiopia and Eritrea declared their “state of war” over on Monday and agreed to open embassies, develop ports and resume flights, concrete signs of a rapprochement that has swept away two decades of hostility in a matter of weeks.
With raft of deals, China and Germany swear to keep trade free
Germany and China signed a raft of commercial accords worth some 20 billion euros ($23.5 billion) on Monday, with their leaders reiterating commitments to a multilateral global trade order despite a looming trade war with the United States.
British foreign secretary quits in protest at May’s Brexit plan
Prime Minister Theresa May’s strategy for leaving the European Union hung in the balance on Monday after two leading eurosceptic ministers resigned in protest at her plans to retain close EU ties after Brexit.
UK PM May aims to name new foreign minister later on Monday: spokesman
British Prime Minister Theresa May plans to name a new foreign minister later on Monday, her spokesman said, after the former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson resigned in protest at her plans to retain close ties to the European Union after Brexit.
VW to bring SEAT brand back to China in 2020/21
Volkswagen said its Spanish brand SEAT would return to the Chinese market in 2020/21 as part of an agreement with China’s Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group (JAC) to develop electric vehicles.
Eight boys brought safely out of flooded Thai caves in two days
Rescue workers in Thailand on Monday brought four boys safely out of a labyrinthine flooded cave complex where a 12-member soccer squad and their coach were trapped for more than two weeks, taking the total number rescued to eight.
