UK Home Office will seek to end free movement in case of no-deal Brexit
The UK government will seek to end free movement as soon as possible if Britain leaves the European Union without a deal, the UK Home Office said in a statement on Monday.
Cameroon’s main opposition leader Kamto arrested for protest
Cameroonian authorities arrested opposition leader Maurice Kamto on Monday, his lawyer said, after weekend protests that security forces dispersed with live bullets, wounding six people.
Support for Australian government rises ahead of election
Support for Australia’s conservative government edged higher over the last two weeks, a widely watched poll showed on Tuesday, boosting Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s reelection prospects less than four months out from the next election.
Vale stock plunges after Brazil disaster; $19 billion in market cap erased
Brazilian miner Vale SA’s shares plunged on Monday, wiping out 71.34 billion reais ($18.96 billion) in market value, after a tailing dam collapse on Friday killed scores of people less than four years after a similar disaster.
Vale to maintain royalties payment to Brumadinho after disaster: CFO
Brazilian miner Vale SA will maintain royalty payments to the municipality of Brumadinho despite stalled operations at the site after the disaster that killed dozens last week, chief financial officer Luciano Siani said on Monday.
U.S.’ Mnuchin says expects progress in China trade talks
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Monday the United States expects to make significant progress this week in trade talks with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, who will later meet with President Donald Trump.
Canada foreign minister says ex-envoy’s Huawei comments made job untenable
Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Monday that Canada’s former ambassador to China had been fired because his comments on an extradition case involving an executive of telecommunications firm Huawei had made it untenable for him to sta…
Lima Group bloc will meet in Canada on Feb. 4 for Venezuela talks
Canada will host a meeting of the Lima Group regional bloc on Feb. 4 to discuss what to do next about Venezuela, where opposition leader Juan Guaido declared himself interim president, a top official said on Monday.
Canada foreign minister says former envoy’s Huawei comments made job untenable
Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Monday that former ambassador to China John McCallum’s comments on a Huawei Technologies executive’s high-profile extradition case had made it untenable for him to stay in the job.
Venezuela approves parallel currency exchange system amid political crisis
Venezuelan authorities on Monday approved a new, privately run foreign exchange system that will operate in parallel to the official currency control system, as an emboldened opposition challenges President Nicolas Maduro.
