EU pressures Malta over Bank of Valletta ‘golden passport’ clients
The European Commission has asked Malta to clarify how it intends to address Bank of Valletta’s shortcomings over its monitoring of foreign customers who applied to buy Maltese citizenship under a so-called “golden passport” scheme.
Germany’s Scholz to attend euro zone meeting despite losing SPD race: source
German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz will attend a regular meeting of euro zone finance ministers on Wednesday, despite losing a bid to lead his Social Democratic Party (SPD), a government source said on Monday.
Brazil’s climate negotiators in dark on Bolsonaro’s aims: sources
Brazil’s negotiators already face a tough job at United Nations climate talks, given anger at President Jair Bolsonaro’s stance on the Amazon, but it has become doubly difficult as they are in the dark on their own government’s aims.
Parisians line up to mourn 13 soldiers killed in Mali
Hundreds of Parisians lined the streets of Paris on Monday to pay their respects to 13 French soldiers killed in Mali last week as hearses bearing their flag-draped coffins crossed the heart of the city.
Azeri ruling party calls for early parliamentary election: official
(This November 28 story has been corrected to show the date of the election is November 2020, not 2021, in paragraph 3)
Eleven North Korean defectors detained in Vietnam, seek to block deportation: activists
Eleven North Koreans seeking to defect to South Korea have been detained in Vietnam since Nov. 23 and are seeking help to avoid being repatriated, a South Korean activist group said on Monday.
Britain’s electoral law not fit for purpose, says regulator
Laws governing the upcoming British election are not fit for purpose and steps by Facebook and Google to increase transparency around digital adverts are not a substitute for reform, the Electoral Commission said.
NATO declaration will include commitment to collective defense: official
NATO member states will affirm the bloc’s collective defense guarantee at their summit this week in the United Kingdom, a German government official said on Monday.
UK PM Johnson attends vigil for London Bridge attack victims
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the head of the opposition Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, attended a vigil on Monday for the two people who were killed by a man who went on a stabbing rampage near London Bridge on Friday.
Turkey not ‘blackmailing’ NATO over Baltics plan, has full veto rights: source
Turkey is not blackmailing NATO with its rejection of a defense plan for the Baltics and Poland, and has full veto rights within the alliance, a Turkish security source said on Monday ahead of a NATO leaders summit in London.
