U.S., Mexico aim for more clean energy electricity by 2025: CBC
OTTAWA (Reuters) – The leaders of the United States and Mexico this week plan to announce that half of their electricity will come from clean power sources by 2025, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp said on Monday.
Scots say they hear ‘sympathy’ as EU says open to talks
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) – Scotland was assured of an “open door” to talks in Brussels and said it had found understanding on Monday from some European governments of its push to stay in the EU after Britain voted to leave the bloc.
Kerry calls for calm as leaders implement Brexit vote
LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – It is important that “nobody loses their head” as the European Union and the United Kingdom grapple with the effects of a referendum in which Britons voted to leave the 28-nation bloc, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said…
Brexit casts doubt over new EU and NATO defense strategy
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Britain’s departure from the European Union risks undermining Europe’s new defense strategy, days before NATO and EU governments sign a landmark pact to confront a range of threats from Russia to the Mediterranean, officials say.
Spain’s Rajoy seeks swift government deal, doubts linger
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish caretaker Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said on Monday he would reach out to rivals in a bid to quickly form a government after his conservative party strengthened its lead in elections on Sunday, though still far short of a m…
UK’s friends seek EU third way as Johnson wants all the cake
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Boris Johnson’s rosy vision of Britain’s future relationship with the European Union after leading the victorious campaign to leave it resembles his declared policy on cake – “pro having it and pro eating it”.
Kremlin says Turkey apologized for shooting down Russian jet
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has apologized to Russian leader Vladimir Putin over last year’s shooting down of a Russian air force jet by Turkey’s military, the Kremlin said on Monday, opening the way for Russia to lift economic …
Plight of stranded Syrian refugees worsens as Jordan blocks aid: aid workers
AMMAN (Reuters) – Thousands of Syrian refugees stranded on Jordan’s northeastern border with Syria are running out of food after a militant suicide attack prompted the army to shut the area, international relief workers and refugees said on Monday.
Egypt bans activist from traveling to women’s rights conference
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian activist was prevented from flying to Beirut for a women’s rights conference on Monday after passport control officials told her she was banned from traveling, her organization said.
Paris prosecutor opens manslaughter probe into crashed EgyptAir jet
PARIS/CAIRO (Reuters) – The Paris prosecutor’s office on Monday opened a manslaughter investigation into the crash of EgyptAir flight MS804, as the doomed jet’s black box memory chips were sent to France for repair.
