Rescuers carry person on stretcher to ambulance from Thai cave: Reuters witness
Rescue workers in Thailand were seen carrying a person on a stretcher away from a cave complex and into a waiting ambulance on Monday, a Reuters witness said.
German mid-term budget plan insufficient for military: senior official
The German Defence Ministry views the mid-term budget plan approved by Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cabinet last week as insufficient, a senior defense official told lawmakers in a letter obtained by Reuters.
British PM May appoints Dominic Raab as new Brexit minister
British Prime Minister Theresa May appointed Dominic Raab as the new Brexit Secretary on Monday after his predecessor quit in protest at the government’s plans for a close trading relationship with the European Union.
EU’s Verhofstadt: Brexit talks must move on after UK minister quits
The European Parliament’s chief Brexit coordinator on Monday said the British government must unite on a way forward in talks for its exit from the European Union after its Brexit Secretary David Davis quit.
The issues on the table when Trump and Putin meet
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will sit down in a room together in the Finnish capital on July 16 for their first summit meeting.
China’s Li visits Berlin with trade warning for Trump: ambassador
The visit of Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang to Germany is intended to signal that the two exporting powerhouses stand together against unilateralism and protectionism, Beijing’s ambassador to the European Union said.
Thai minister blames Chinese tour operators for boat disaster
A Thai government minister on Monday blamed Chinese tour operators for the deaths of more than 40 people, most of them Chinese tourists, in a boat accident off a resort island last weekend, as divers searched for 11 people still missing.
Factbox: 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.
China urges U.S. to avoid actions that endanger peace in Taiwan Strait
China on Monday urged the United States to avoid actions that endanger peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait after two U.S. warships sailed through the waters, a voyage likely seen in self-ruled Taiwan as a sign of Washington’s support.
Denouncing ‘dangerous strategy’, Brexit minister quits in blow to Britain’s May
Brexit Secretary David Davis said on Monday he had resigned to stop Prime Minister Theresa May from handing too much power to the European Union, increasing the pressure on a British leader struggling to overcome Brexit divisions.
