British PM May says EU needs to change course or risk ‘no deal’ Brexit
Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May said on Monday the European Union needed to engage constructively with her new Brexit proposal or risk seeing the UK crash out of the bloc without a deal.
German mid-term military budget not enough, says defense ministry
Planned government funding for Germany’s military, which faces worsening equipment and personnel shortages, will not meet its needs after next year and should be increased, the defense ministry said on Monday.
Factbox: German companies sign contracts with Chinese partners
German companies signed a series of agreements with Chinese partners during a visit by Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang to Germany on Monday and Tuesday.
Trump suggests China might be interfering on North Korea
U.S. President Donald Trump suggested on Monday that Beijing might be seeking to derail efforts aimed at denuclearizing North Korea, but added that he was confident that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un would uphold a pact the two agreed on last month.
Bahrain’s top Shi’ite cleric allowed to seek treatment abroad
Bahrain’s top Shi’ite Muslim cleric, who has been accused of inciting sectarian strife and has been living virtually confined to his home, has been allowed to travel to London for medical treatment, an opposition figure said on Monday.
British foreign secretary quits in protest over May’s Brexit plan
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson quit on Monday over Prime Minister Theresa May’s plans to leave the European Union, the second resignation in a day, leaving the British leader’s Brexit plans in crisis.
Trump, eyeing China, says confident of U.S.-North Korea deal
Donald Trump on Monday raised concerns that Beijing may be seeking to derail efforts aimed at denuclearizing North Korea, but added that he was confident that Pyongyang leader Kim Jong Un will uphold his pact with the U.S. president.
Eight boys brought out of flooded Thai caves in ‘immense’ two days of rescue
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.
Pompeo, in surprise visit to Afghanistan, urges Taliban peace talks
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, on a surprise visit to Afghanistan on Monday, promised support for President Ashraf Ghani’s bid to start peace talks with the Taliban and repeated the United States would be willing to take part.
How could Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May be removed from office?
Prime Minister Theresa May is facing a rebellion from eurosceptics in her party after she announced plans to negotiate close trading ties with the European Union after Britain leaves the bloc next year.
