France: EU and Russia must rebuild trust but too early to end sanctions
France’s foreign minister said on Monday Europe and Russia should try to overcome their mutual distrust and work toward improving relations but that it was still too early to lift EU sanctions against Moscow.
‘Time is of the essence,’ U.N. nuclear chief tells Iran
The U.N. nuclear watchdog’s chief impressed upon Iranian officials the importance of providing swift cooperation with his agency as it seeks information on its activities, he said on Monday, a day after holding meetings in Tehran.
Mnuchin considering U.S. sanctions over Turkey’s S-400 purchase
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Monday that the Trump administration was considering imposing sanctions on related to Turkey’s purchase of the Russian-made S-400 air defense missile system, but no decisions had been made.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro says back to work on Tuesday after surgery
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday in a video from his hospital bed that he will back on the job on Tuesday, two days after having a hernia operation.
Italy’s prime minister hopes for EU harmony, economic revival
Italy’s prime minister said on Monday his new coalition combining the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement and the pro-Europe Democratic Party (PD) would usher in a wave of reforms and avoid the rows that stymied his old government.
Factbox: Tunisia’s main candidates for presidential elections
Tunisia’s presidential election on Sept. 15 has a crowded field of candidates, all vying to lead the only democracy to emerge from the 2011 “Arab Spring” uprisings.
Irish and British PMs establish common Brexit ground but say big gaps remain
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Irish counterpart Leo Varadkar established some common ground on Brexit on Monday when they met for the first time, but significant gaps remain, after the British and Irish governments said.
Myanmar army drops lawsuit against religious leader who complained to Trump of persecution
Myanmar’s army said on Monday it had dropped a criminal complaint against a religious leader who told U.S President Donald Trump the military was oppressing Christians, days after the United States voiced concern about the lawsuit.
Suicide kills one person every 40 seconds, says WHO
Across the world, one person takes their own life every 40 seconds, and more people die by suicide every year than in war, the World Health Organization said on Monday.
France’s Le Drain: too early to lift sanctions against Moscow over Ukraine
France’s foreign minister on Monday welcomed positive moves by Russia and Ukraine in past weeks to ease a crisis between the two countries, including a prisoner swap over the weekend, but said it was premature to lift sanctions against Moscow.
