France to seal deals with China but will challenge on Belt and Road project
France and China will sign trade deals worth billions of euros on Monday during a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping but Paris will also take the opportunity to push back against Beijing’s “Belt and Road” infrastructure initiative.
Trump’s Golan move boosts Netanyahu but long-term risks for Israel
U.S. President Donald Trump’s call for recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the occupied Golan Heights was manna from heaven for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu two weeks before an election.
French Muslim group sues Facebook, YouTube over Christchurch footage
One of the main groups representing Muslims in France said on Monday it was suing Facebook and YouTube, accusing them of inciting violence by allowing the streaming of footage of the Christchurch massacre on their platforms.
Netanyahu cuts short U.S. trip after rocket attack from Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cut short a visit to the United States on Monday and the military dispatched reinforcements to the Gaza border after a rocket attack near Tel Aviv wounded seven people.
DUP leader told May nothing has changed on Brexit stance: spokesman
The leader of the Northern Irish party propping up Theresa May’s government told the British prime minister on Monday that their opposition to her Brexit divorce deal had not changed, a spokesman for the party said.
No-deal Brexit would create problems nobody desires: Germany’s Maas
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Monday he still hoped for a majority of British lawmakers to back a withdrawal agreement with the EU which would lead to an orderly Brexit.
India markets election tourism: forget the Taj Mahal what about a Modi rally?
India’s frenetic cities, historical monuments, tasty food, and beautiful scenery may be among the biggest attractions for foreign tourists.
UK PM May could put her Brexit deal to a vote in parliament on Tuesday: ITV reporter
British Prime Minister Theresa May could put her twice-defeated Brexit divorce deal to a vote in parliament on Tuesday, ITV’s political correspondent said, though he later said no final decision had yet been taken on the timing.
‘Time’s up, Theresa’? May battles to keep control of Brexit
Prime Minister Theresa May battled on Monday to keep control of Britain’s exit from the European Union as some in her party called on her to quit and parliament plotted to wrest Brexit away from the government.
Kosovo PM fires deputy minister over comments about NATO
Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj has fired the country’s ethnic Serb deputy justice minister after she called NATO’s 1999 bombing campaign against Serbia a “planned genocide”.
