A man in a hurry: Belgium’s PM Michel named EU Council chief
Belgian liberal Charles Michel, who was nominated by EU leaders on Tuesday as the next chair of EU summits, does not believe in hanging around.
Ireland’s Varadkar confident of Brexit solidarity from next Commission chief
Irish prime minister Leo Varadkar said he was confident the nominee to lead the European Commission, Germany’s Ursula von den Leyen, would show the same solidarity with Ireland over Brexit as its outgoing president, Jean-Claude Juncker.
EU leaders nominate Germany’s von der Leyen for Commission head: Merkel
European Union leaders nominated German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday to head up the European Commission as part of a proposal over who should run the EU’s top institutions, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said.
EU’s Tusk says of top jobs deal: ‘After all, Europe is a woman’
European Council President Donald Tusk praised an agreement to assign two senior EU jobs on Tuesday to women for the first time.
Europeans urge Iran to abide by nuclear pact; Israel says preparing military
European signatories to a nuclear pact with Iran said on Tuesday they were “extremely concerned” by Tehran’s apparent breach of the 2015 deal, as Israel said it was preparing for possible involvement in any confrontation between Iran and the United Sta…
Canada aboriginal pipe dream might end Trudeau’s Trans Mountain nightmare
An indigenous-led group plans to offer to buy a majority stake in the Trans Mountain oil pipeline from the Canadian government this week or next, a deal that could help Prime Minister Justin Trudeau mitigate election-year criticism from environmentalis…
Lagarde to relinquish IMF duties during ECB nomination period
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde said on Tuesday she is “honored” to be nominated for the European Central Bank presidency and will temporarily relinquish her IMF responsibilities during the nomination period.
Netanyahu says Trump knew in advance of Israel’s Iran archive mission
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that he informed U.S. President Donald Trump in advance of what Israel has described as a spy mission in Tehran last year to capture a secret Iranian nuclear archive.
Drugs arrest of Pakistan politician sparks opposition fury
Pakistan’s main opposition party on Tuesday criticized as political the arrest on drugs charges of one of its senior provincial leaders who has been critical of Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Norway says not detecting high radiation after Russia submarine fire
(Norwegian authority director corrected July 2 comment to say it learnt of alleged gas explosion from Russian media, not Russian authorities.)
