UK’s no-deal Brexit truck ‘war game’ prompts scorn
A convoy of nearly 90 trucks rolled through the southeast English countryside to Britain’s main port to continental Europe on Monday in a government test-run for a potentially chaotic Brexit that was mocked as a farce by opponents of the split.
EU again rules out reworking Brexit deal
The European Commission repeated on Monday that EU leaders would not renegotiate a Brexit treaty agreed last month with Prime Minister Theresa May and was pressing on with planning for Britain to crash out of the Union without a deal.
Two dead as coal ship in distress off of Turkey’s Black Sea coast
Two people died and another four were missing on Monday after a ship carrying coal sent a distress signal off the northern coast of Turkey, the coast guard and the local governor’s office said.
Khamenei aide says U.S. approached him in Kabul seeking talks with Iran
An aide to Iran’s supreme leader said on Monday U.S. officials approached him during a December visit to Afghanistan to request talks with Tehran, Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency reported, but the U.S. State Department denied the report.
Britons can stay in Germany in case of disordered Brexit: spokesman
British citizens will not need to leave Germany if their country leaves the European Union without an exit deal, an interior ministry spokesman said.
Thailand halts plan to expel Saudi teen barricaded in her hotel room
Thailand halted plans on Monday to expel an 18-year-old Saudi woman fleeing her family after she barricaded herself inside an airport hotel to prevent immigration officials putting her on a flight to Kuwait.
China has ‘good faith’ to fix trade issues as talks with U.S. resume
China has the “good faith” to work with the United States to resolve trade frictions, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday as officials of the world’s two largest economies resumed talks in a bid to end their trade dispute.
Gabon arrests four military officers after coup attempt
Gabon foiled an attempted military coup on Monday, arresting several plotters just hours after they took over state radio in a bid to end 50 years of rule by President Ali Bongo’s family.
Latvia’s president nominates Karins of New Unity as PM
Latvia’s president nominated Krisjanis Karins of the center-right New Unity party for the post of prime minister on Monday in the country’s third attempt to form a new government in the wake of a general election in October.
Bangladesh police arrest 10 for alleged gang rape on vote night
Bangladesh police said on Monday they have arrested 10 men, including a ruling party worker, in connection with the alleged gang rape of a woman who voted for the main opposition group in a controversial general election last month.
