Afghanistan to hold grand council of elders to discuss peace talks
Afghanistan is planning to hold a grand council of tribal elders and political leaders next month to discuss how to end the Taliban insurgency, a presidential peace envoy said, as Taliban officials and U.S. diplomats prepared to resume talks in Qatar o…
Baring Vostok asks Putin to intervene after U.S. investor detained
Russia-based private equity group Baring Vostok appealed on Monday for President Vladimir Putin to intervene in a criminal investigation into its U.S. founder Michael Calvey and other executives.
After Putin’s warning, Russian TV lists nuclear targets in U.S.
Russian state television has listed U.S. military facilities that Moscow would target in the event of a nuclear strike, and said that a hypersonic missile Russia is developing would be able to hit them in less than five minutes.
India court order evicting forest dwellers sparks protests
Indigenous people waved flags and shouted slogans in eastern India on Monday to protest a court order evicting more than one million indigenous families accused of encroaching on forest lands, witnesses said.
EU’s Juncker had ‘good’ meeting with UK PM May
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said in Egypt on Monday he had a “good, constructive” meeting with Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May on Brexit on the sidelines of an EU-Arab summit.
Germany favors sanctions against Maduro over violence against opposition
Germany favors sanctions targeting President Nicolas Maduro and his immediate aides over violence against opposition protesters, a government spokeswoman said on Monday.
Nigeria election delay probably hit voter turnout: U.S. observer
A week-long delay in holding Nigeria’s presidential election, which took place on Saturday, probably hurt voter turnout, an official with the joint United States observer mission said on Monday.
Trump won’t rush North Korea on denuclearization; peace deal possible
U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un will hold a second summit this week with no real expectation of a final deal on ridding the North of nuclear weapons, but raised hopes on Monday for an official peace on the peninsula at long la…
Danish PM open to Brexit delay
Denmark’s prime minister will not stand in the way of a possible postponement of the deadline for Britain’s departure from the European Union if that helped avoid a no-deal Brexit scenario.
South Korea hopeful of tangible and substantial results from North Korea summit
South Korea is looking forward to “tangible and substantial” results from this week’s summit in Hanoi between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha said in Geneva on Monday.
