Exclusive: Ex-Russian arms tycoon quietly wields influence in British PM race
A former Russian arms tycoon who had connections at the highest levels of the Kremlin is a major donor to Britain’s ruling Conservative Party and counts himself a friend of the man expected to be the country’s next prime minister.
Timeline: Turkey’s path to buying Russian air defense systems – and possible U.S. sanctions
Turkey said on Monday it would retaliate against threatened U.S. sanctions over Ankara’s purchase of Russian S-400 missile defense systems.
Spain’s Sanchez signals coalition deal close, sets out government plans
Spain’s acting prime minister Pedro Sanchez signaled on Monday that his Socialist party was close to forming a government with far-left Podemos, which he said would focus on employment, women’s rights and the environment.
Ex-minister denied vote to test new British PM’s support: BBC
Ex-foreign office minister Alan Duncan quit his post on Monday to try to force an emergency vote testing parliament’s confidence in a new Conservative prime minister but the speaker John Bercow turned down the request, the BBC reported.
Putin gives Russian citizenship to Novatek’s finance chief, a U.S. national
President Vladimir Putin handed Russian citizenship to gas producer Novatek’s veteran finance chief Mark Gyetvay on Monday, a move that could potentially help the U.S. national bypass some sanctions restrictions.
All crew on British-flagged tanker in good health: Iranian embassy in India
All crew members of a British-flagged tanker that Iran seized on Friday are safe and still on the vessel, the Iranian embassy in India said on Monday.
Iran says it has arrested CIA spies; UK to unveil response to ship crisis
Iran said on Monday it had captured 17 spies working for the CIA and sentenced some of them to death, an announcement President Donald Trump dismissed as “totally false” amid an escalating international crisis over tankers in the Gulf.
Mexico foreign minister says Pompeo did not discuss ‘safe third country’ plan
Mexico’s Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Monday, the deadline for an agreement with the United States to reduce migration, that his U.S. counterpart Mike Pompeo did not mention in talks the previous day an earlier demand that Mexico become a sa…
South African court ruling could undermine public protector
South Africa’s top court ruled on Monday that an anti-corruption official who has accused President Cyril Ramaphosa of serious misconduct had acted in bad faith when investigating an apartheid-era bank bailout.
Trump to host Australian PM for official visit, state dinner September 20
U.S. President Donald Trump will host Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison for an official visit and state dinner on Sept. 20, the White House said in a statement on Monday.
