British spy agencies see foreign ties intact despite Brexit
Britain’s intelligence agencies expect close relations with European and other foreign spy services to continue regardless of plans to quit the European Union, official sources said.
Russia pays tribute to dead nuclear workers, vows to develop new weapons
Russia’s top nuclear official promised on Monday to succeed in developing new weapons as he paid tribute to five scientists killed in what U.S. experts suspect was the botched test of a new missile vaunted by President Vladimir Putin.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro warns of Argentine refugee crisis if Macri loses
Right-wing Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro warned on Monday that his country could see a wave of migrants fleeing Argentina if a presidential election there returns leftist politicians to power, after their strong showing in a Sunday primary vote.
Argentina five-year CDS jumps almost 1,000 bps after primary election outcome
The cost of insuring exposure to Argentina’s sovereign debt surged by 938 basis points on Monday as investors worried about a return to interventionist economics following a defeat for President Mauricio Macri in the weekend’s primary election.
Argentine central bank uses $50 million in reserves to defend the peso
Argentina’s central bank used $50 million in its own reserves, for the first time since September last year, to intervene in the foreign exchange market and defend the peso in the face of a massive sell-off, traders said.
U.S. urges all sides to refrain from violence in Hong Kong: official
The United States is continuing to monitor developments in Hong Kong and urges all sides to refrain from violence, a Trump administration official said on Monday after anti-government protesters and police toughened their stances amid weekend skirmishe…
Full Italian Senate to meet Tuesday to slate no-confidence vote in government
The full Italian Senate will meet on Tuesday to set the date for a motion of no confidence in the government, party chiefs said, after a Senate panel failed to reach an agreement over a timetable for the debate.
Saudi rallies behind exiled Yemen leader after UAE-backed separatists seize Aden
Saudi Arabia threw its weight behind Yemen’s exiled president on Monday, as United Arab Emirates-backed southern separatists controlling the port of Aden held firm against Riyadh’s calls to vacate government sites.
U.S. Senate leader: Any violent crackdown in Hong Kong would be ‘completely unacceptable’
U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell warned China on Monday that any violent crackdown on protests in Hong Kong would be “completely unacceptable,” while Trump administration officials urged all sides to refrain from violence.
Hong Kong airport grinds to halt; China likens protests to terrorism
Hong Kong’s airport halted flights on Monday, blaming demonstrators for the disruption, while China said the anti-government protests that have swept the city over the past two months had begun to show “sprouts of terrorism”.
