With or without Davis: ‘Mess created’ by Brexit far from solved – Tusk
Britain’s departure from the European Union is an issue that is far from being solved and the situation has not changed with the departure of Brexit minister David Davis, European Council President Donald Tusk said on Monday.
U.N. chief cheers Ethiopia-Eritrea rapprochement
United Nations chief Antonio Guterres said on Monday that the rapprochement between Ethiopia and Eritrea was “illustrative of a new wind of hope blowing across Africa”.
Germany committed to Iran deal, but firms must make up own minds: Merkel
Germany remains committed to the nuclear non-proliferation agreement with Iran that was rejected by U.S. President Donald Trump, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday, but it was for individual firms to decide if they wanted to invest there.
Destroying Iran deal would have unforeseeable consequences, China’s Li warns
China’s Premier Li Keqiang warned on Monday of unforseeable consequences if a nuclear non-proliferation deal with Iran were torn up, adding that the nuclear deal should be upheld.
BASF signs MoU for fully-owned chemical site in China
BASF is considering building a chemical production site in the South Chinese province of Guangdong, which the German chemicals group said would be its first wholly-owned plant in China.
UK foreign minister Boris Johnson resigns: UK PM May’s office
British foreign minister Boris Johnson resigned on Monday, following former-Brexit minister David Davis out of the cabinet just days after Prime Minister Theresa May secured a hard-won agreement from senior ministers on an EU exit strategy.
Russia’s UK embassy calls Amesbury poisoning ‘anti-Russian provocation’
Russia’s embassy to Britain said on Monday it would regard the Amesbury poisoning incident which has left one woman, Dawn Sturgess dead, as an anti-Russian provocation in the absence of access to the investigation.
Turkey’s Erdogan sworn in with new presidential powers
Tayyip Erdogan was sworn in again as Turkey’s president on Monday, assuming sweeping powers he won in a referendum last year and sealed in a hard-fought re-election victory two weeks ago.
Le Pen appeals French blocking order on 2 million euro subsidy
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said on Monday she would challenge magistrates’ veto of a two-million-euro ($2.4 million) state subsidy payment to her National Rally, saying the decision could kill the party in a matter of weeks.
Turkey’s Erdogan takes oath of office for new presidential term: live tv
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan took the oath of office for a new presidential term on Monday, fulfilling a long-held ambition to rule the country he has shaped and dominated for the past 15 years with new, executive powers.
