Trump and Xi to meet after defiant China hits U.S. with new tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he would meet Chinese President Xi Jinping next month as the trade war between the world’s two largest economies intensified, sending shivers through global markets.
One officer and three protesters killed, many wounded in Khartoum: state TV
One officer and three protesters were killed and many protesters wounded in the Sudanese capital late on Monday, Sudan’s state TV said.
China says optimism remains to resolve North Korea issue through talks
China’s top government diplomat said it was still possible to resolve the North Korean nuclear issue through international dialogue, even after Pyongyang’s two short-range missile tests this month.
Brazil investigators get access to banking records of president’s son in graft probe
A Brazilian court will allow investigators to examine the banking records of President Jair Bolsonaro’s senator son and his former driver in a money-laundering investigation, two sources with knowledge of the situation told Reuters on Monday.
Clashes in Sudan’s capital after deal on transitional power structure
Violence flared in Sudan’s capital Khartoum late on Monday after the military council and opposition groups said they had agreed to a power structure for the country’s transition following the ouster of President Omar al-Bashir last month.
Sudan’s military council says officer killed, protesters wounded: statement
Sudan’s transitional military council said that one military police officer had been killed and a large number of protesters wounded in clashes in Khartoum late on Monday.
Erdogan tells Putin: Syria targeting Turkish-Russian ties by ceasefire violations in Idlib
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that the Syria government targeted the Turkish-Russian cooperation in Idlib by violating the agreed ceasefire, a statement from Erdogan’s office said.
‘Like me, a little controversial’: Trump praises Hungary’s anti-immigration PM Orban
U.S. President Donald Trump praised Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Monday, describing him as “like me, a little controversial,” and brushing off concerns about threats to democratic norms in Hungary during Orban’s tenure.
U.S. asks Turkey delay taking delivery of Russian missile; Ankara unlikely to back down
The United States has asked Turkey to delay taking delivery of the S-400 Russian missile defense system, currently scheduled for July, in return for potentially approving the formation of a working group that Ankara has sought to establish, a source fa…
Saudi oil tankers among those attacked off UAE amid Iran tensions
Saudi Arabia said on Monday that two of its oil tankers were among those attacked off the coast of the United Arab Emirates and described it as an attempt to undermine the security of crude supplies amid tensions between the United States and Iran.
