Russia calls Georgian TV tirade against Putin a ploy to derail ties
Russia on Monday condemned an obscenity-laden tirade against President Vladimir Putin by a Georgian television presenter, calling it an unacceptable political provocation by radical forces designed to spoil relations.
Kremlin says Georgia’s TV attack against Putin ‘unacceptable’
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday that an on-air verbal attack against Russian President Vladimir Putin by a Georgian TV presenter was “unacceptable”.
Congolese army fires in the air during protest at Glencore plant
Congolese soldiers fired in the air on Monday as illegal miners protested outside a metallurgical plant on a copper and cobalt concession run by Glencore, a witness told Reuters.
Ukraine’s president ready to meet Russia’s Putin in Minsk
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is ready to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Minsk for talks that would also involve Germany, Britain, the United States and France, Zelenskiy said in a social media video on Monday.
Russia plans to make 200 more Sukhoi jets despite crash: minister
Russia plans to produce at least another 200 Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft, Industry Minister Denis Manturov told Reuters, despite a fatal crash that raised questions about the future of the country’s first new passenger jet since the Soviet Union.
Merkel ally Schaeuble says her CDU could govern alone if SPD quits coalition
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative alliance could rule alone if their Social Democrat (SPD) coalition partners quit the government, said former finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, who is now president of Germany’s lower house of parliament.
Keeping Irish border open in no-deal Brexit difficult but possible, PM says
Reconciling Ireland’s twin aims of keeping its border with Northern Ireland open and remaining a fully compliant member of the EU’s single market in a no-deal Brexit would be difficult but possible, Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Monday.
World cannot shut China out, vice president says, in jab at U.S.
China and the rest of the world must co-exist, Vice President Wang Qishan said on Monday, in an indirect jab at the United States, with which Beijing is trying to resolve a bitter trade war.
Congo army fires shot in the air amid protest at Glencore plant
Congolese soldiers fired gunshots in the air on Monday as illegal miners gathered outside a metallurgical plant on a copper and cobalt concession run by Glencore, a witness told Reuters.
Ireland to step up plans for ‘significant’ risk of no-deal Brexit
Ireland will step up its preparations for a disorderly Brexit this week given the chances of Britain leaving the European Union without a deal have never been higher, foreign minister Simon Coveney said on Monday.
