In Berlin, China’s Li promises to open markets further
China’s Premier Li Keqiang said China would open its domestic markets further for foreign investors, promising that German companies would not be risking their intellectual property if they set up shop in the country.
UK police hunt nerve agent container after woman dies
A woman who died after being poisoned with a nerve agent that also struck a former Russian spy in March must have handled a contaminated item, and tracking it down is key to police investigations, Britain’s top counter-terrorism officer said.
German companies clinch Chinese deals at Merkel-Li meeting
German companies signed a raft of agreements with Chinese partners at a meeting of Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang and German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin on Monday, according to a document seen by Reuters.
Macedonia expects green light for NATO membership talks: foreign minister
Macedonia expects to get approval to start NATO membership talks this week, its foreign minister said on Monday.
Rescuers bring eighth person out of Thai cave on second day of rescue: witness
Rescue workers in Thailand brought out four people on Monday from a flooded cave where 12 boys and their soccer coach were trapped for more than two weeks, apparently taking the total number rescued to eight.
Israel says closing Gaza’s main trade terminal in anti-Hamas crackdown
Israel is closing the Gaza Strip’s main commercial crossing in a crackdown against the Palestinian enclave’s dominant Hamas Islamists, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday.
Defiant May digs in on Brexit stance after blow of Davis resignation
British Prime Minister Theresa May pledged on Monday to pursue a newly agreed strategy to quit the European Union, in a challenge to those who may want to follow her former Brexit minister and quit in protest at what he called her “dangerous” plans.
UK voters losing confidence in PM May’s handling of Brexit: ORB poll shows
Voter approval of British Prime Minister Theresa May’s handling of Brexit negotiations has fallen to 29 percent, the lowest level since the poll began in November 2016, according to the ORB International pollster.
Two more people brought out of Thai cave on second day of rescue: witness
Rescue workers in Thailand brought out on Monday two more people from a flooded cave where 12 boys and their soccer coach were trapped for more than two weeks, apparently taking the total number rescued to seven.
Saudi-led coalition faces stalemate in Yemen’s main port city
A Saudi-led coalition has made no major gains in its offensive to wrest control of Yemen’s Hodeidah port from the Iran-aligned Houthis, leaving it without the decisive increase in leverage it had sought against the group in U.N.-sponsored peace efforts…
