Panama, China sign accords on Xi visit after diplomatic ties start
Panama and China on Monday signed 19 cooperation agreements on trade, infrastructure, banking, tourism and other areas on Chinese President Xi Jinping’s inaugural visit to the isthmus nation after the two countries opened diplomatic ties last year.
Britain’s May launches high-stakes parliamentary debate on Brexit plan
British Prime Minister Theresa May will urge parliament to back her EU divorce deal on Tuesday at the start of a five-day debate that could determine the future of Brexit and the fate of her own government.
Gabon president appears in video after long medical absence
Gabon President Ali Bongo on Monday made his first appearance since falling ill nearly six weeks ago, in a video shared by the presidency from his medical leave in Morocco.
Israel’s Netanyahu, U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo meet to talk Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Brussels on Monday to discuss Iran and other regional issues.
Plane carrying wounded arrives in Oman, fulfilling Yemen Houthi demand
A plane carrying wounded members of Yemen’s Houthi movement arrived in Oman’s capital Muscat on Monday, the Houthi spokesman said on Twitter, fulfilling a demand the Houthis had made before they would attend peace talks in Sweden.
Uruguay rejects former Peru president’s asylum request
Uruguay on Monday rejected a request for asylum from former Peruvian President Alan Garcia, who is currently under investigation in his home country on allegations of bribery tied to the sweeping Odebrecht corruption scandal.
U.S. to reopen Congo embassy after ‘terrorist threat’
The U.S. State Department said it will reopen its embassy in Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday, more than a week after it closed because of a “terrorist threat”.
U.S. expects immediate action from China on trade commitments
The United States expects China to take immediate action to cut tariffs on U.S. car imports and end intellectual property theft and forced technology transfers as the two countries move toward a broader trade deal, a White House official said on Monday…
Mexico’s new president forms truth commission for missing students
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador signed a decree on Monday to set up a commission tasked with determining what happened to 43 missing and presumed killed trainee teachers kidnapped in 2014, a crime that continues to loom large in the count…
Presenting legal advice, PM May fans flames of Brexit rebellion
British Prime Minister Theresa May’s government fought on Monday to defend its Brexit deal by outlining the legal basis for parliament to support its plan to leave the European Union, but instead seemed to fan the flames of rebellion.
