Britain is seeking legally binding changes to Irish backstop: minister
Britain’s top government lawyer is seeking legally binding changes to the Irish border backstop and the Brexit negotiations are at a critical stage, Communities Secretary James Brokenshire said on Monday.
India says French-made Rafale jets to be inducted in September 2019
India will induct French-made Rafale combat jet in September, the chief of the Indian air force B.S. Dhanoa said on Monday.
Attack slows on Islamic State Syria pocket to save civilians: official
U.S.-backed forces are slowing down their offensive against the last Islamic State pocket in eastern Syria to protect civilians who remain there, a spokesman for a militia force said on Monday, adding that the battle would still “be over soon”.
Trump says Cohen hearing may have contributed to North Korea summit failure
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that the Democrats’ decision to interview his longtime fixer, lawyer Michael Cohen, on the same day as a meeting with Kim Jong Un may have contributed to the North Korea summit ending with no deal.
Eyes on the sea: companies compete for Australian maritime surveillance contract
Major global defense contractors want to sell Australia on cutting-edge technology such as high-altitude, solar-electric powered drones and optionally manned aircraft to keep an eye on the oceans.
New Zealand says Islamic State recruit to remain citizen, may face charges
A New Zealand man detained in Syria after joining the Islamic State militant group will not be stripped of citizenship but could face criminal charges if he returns, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday.
Helicopter crash kills four Americans and their pilot in Kenya: police
Four Americans and their Kenyan pilot were killed when their helicopter crashed on a remote island in Lake Turkana in a national park in northwest Kenya, police said on Monday.
U.S. tries to safeguard Afghan peace push from India-Pakistan crisis
The United States is trying to prevent simmering tensions between India and Pakistan from impacting a third country: Afghanistan, where a fragile peace push is underway to try to end more than 17 years of war with Taliban insurgents.
Car rams into Israeli troops in West Bank, attackers shot: military
Three Palestinians drove a car into Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank on Monday, critically injuring an officer, and were shot by troops, the military said.
China says defense spending rise to be ‘reasonable and appropriate’
China will keep up a “reasonable and appropriate” increase in defense spending to satisfy its national security and military reforms, a government spokesman said on Monday, ahead of the release of its defense budget.
