Chief justice of Brazil’s TRF-4 appeals court rules to keep Lula in prison
Brazilian former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva should remain in prison, Carlos Eduardo Thompson Flores, chief justice of Brazil’s TRF-4 appeals court, ruled on Sunday, in an effort to settle a legal dispute over his possible release.
British Brexit Secretary David Davis resigns: source
British Brexit Secretary David Davis has resigned because of how a meeting to hammer out a cabinet agreement for Prime Minister Theresa May’s plans to leave the European Union was handled, a source close to the minister said on Sunday.
UK Brexit department minister Steve Baker resigns: Telegraph
Steve Baker, a minister in Britain’s Brexit department, has resigned from the government, the Telegraph newspaper reported on Monday, shortly after the resignation of his boss, Brexit minister David Davis.
China’s ‘firefighter’ vice president avoids flames of U.S. trade war
As the flames of a trade war between China and the United States lick higher, one top Chinese leader expected to help handle relations with Washington has been conspicuous for not taking a public role in the dispute – Vice President Wang Qishan.
Erdogan assumes new presidential powers, tightening control over Turkey
Turkey’s Tayyip Erdogan will fulfill a long-held ambition on Monday when he is sworn in as president with sweeping new powers over a country he has dominated and reshaped during his 15-year rule.
After Pyongyang put-down, Pompeo stands by ‘difficult’ denuclearization talks
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo brushed off North Korean charges that he used “gangster-like” diplomacy in negotiations in Pyongyang, saying on Sunday after meeting his Japanese and South Korean counterparts that he would keep pursuing denucleariz…
McKinsey’s new boss apologizes to South Africans over corruption scandal
McKinsey’s new global head will on Monday apologize to South Africans for work the firm did with friends of scandal-plagued former president Jacob Zuma, an ill-fated deal that tarnished the reputation of the world’s biggest consultancy.
Syrian state media says air defenses hit Israeli plane, thwart missile strike
Syrian military air defenses struck an Israeli warplane and shot down Israeli missiles targeting the T4 air base in Homs province in response to an act of “aggression” on Sunday night, Syrian state media said.
British woman dies after Novichok poisoning
A 44-year-old British woman died on Sunday after being exposed to the Novichok nerve agent in western England just a few miles from where Russian ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter were struck down by the same agent four months ago.
Brazil judge reiterates order to release Lula from prison
Appeals court Judge Rogerio Favreto ordered for a third time on Sunday that former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva be freed from prison.
