Malaysia hopes to pay for military equipment with palm oil
Malaysia is in talks with at last six countries on the possibility of using palm oil to pay for arms, as Southeast Asia’s third-biggest economy seeks to replace old equipment to boost its defense capabilities.
Trump puts forward own Miami golf course for next G7 summit
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he would probably host next year’s Group of Seven summit of developed world leaders at one of his own properties – the Trump National Doral golf resort in Miami.
G7 leaders near deal to provide $20 million to tackle Amazon fires
The leaders of the group of seven nations are close to agreeing a deal to provide $20 million in emergency help to stop the Amazon forest fires, a French presidential source said.
Erdogan says Turkish troops will enter planned Syria safe zone ‘soon’
Turkish ground troops will enter a planned safe zone in northern Syria “very soon,” President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday, after a joint operation center with the United States opened at the weekend.
Why the CIA doesn’t spy on the UAE
The United Arab Emirates finances the military leader trying to topple a United Nations-recognized government in Libya. It helps lead a coalition of nations imposing an economic blockade of Qatar, despite U.S. calls to resolve the dispute. It hired for…
Britain must settle EU bill even after no-deal Brexit: EU executive
The European Union expects Britain to honor all financial obligations made during its membership of the bloc even after a no-deal Brexit, a spokeswoman for the European Commission said on Monday.
Indonesia unveils site of new capital on Borneo island
Indonesia on Monday revealed the long-awaited site for its new $33-billion capital on the forested island of Borneo to replace the crowded, polluted megacity of Jakarta, which is slowly sinking into the sea.
Hong Kong government warns of great danger after weekend of violence
Illegal violence is pushing Hong Kong to the brink of great danger, the city government said on Monday, after a weekend of clashes that included the first gun-shot and the arrest of 86 people, the youngest just 12.
Trump leaves Iran diplomacy door open after Macron’s Zarif gambit
U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to leave a window open for diplomacy with Iran on Monday after French President Emmanuel Macron flew in Iran’s foreign minister to a G7 summit in an effort to reduce U.S.-Iranian tensions.
Kremlin says ‘impossible’ to return to G7/G8 on invitation of one country
Russia said on Monday it would be “impossible” for Moscow to return to the group of G7/G8 nations on an invitation of ‘just one country’, as all decisions in the group are made based on consensus, the Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
