Exclusive: Lion Air ponders cancelling Boeing jets in row over crash – sources
Indonesia’s Lion Air is reviewing airplane purchases from Boeing Co and has not ruled out cancelling orders as relations worsen in a spat over responsibility for a 737 jetliner crash that killed 189 people in late October, sources told Reuters.
French finance minister breaks out of Eurogroup meeting for urgent Paris meeting
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire broke out of a meeting on Monday in Brussels with his euro zone counterparts to return to Paris for an urgent meeting, a French official said.
Clear we can do trade deal with U.S. after talks with Trump: UK’s May
British Prime Minister Theresa May said she had spoken about future trade with U.S. President Donald Trump at last week’s G20 Summit in Argentina, she told parliament on Monday.
Germany to back Russian gas link despite Ukraine tensions
Germany will not withdraw its political support for the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline with Russia, its foreign minister said on Monday, as some lawmakers suggested curtailing the project to punish Moscow for its seizure of Ukrainian ships and their crew.
German conservative questions future of Russian gas pipeline
A key ally of German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday raised questions about the future of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline amid growing concern about Russia’s seizure of three Ukrainian ships and their crew off the coast of Russian-annexed Crimea.
Pope, Abbas discuss Jerusalem at first meeting after U.S. embassy move
The Vatican expressed concern over the status of Jerusalem on Monday as Pope Francis and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held their first meeting since the United States stirred international anxiety by moving its embassy there.
Yemen talks set to start in Sweden after wounded Houthis evacuated
Yemeni Houthi officials are expected to travel to Sweden shortly for talks as early as Wednesday to end the nearly four-year-old war after the Saudi-led coalition allowed the evacuation of some of their wounded for treatment.
Naturalist David Attenborough says U.S. ‘out on a limb’ on climate
U.S. President Donald Trump is “out on a limb” in his attitude to climate change as nearly every other government, as well as an angry younger generation, are demanding action, British naturalist David Attenborough said on Monday at U.N. climate talks …
Brazil’s incoming economy minister cancels Europe trip because of illness
Brazil’s incoming Economy Minister Paulo Guedes has canceled a European tour to present his plans for turning around Latin America’s biggest economy so he can follow a doctor’s orders to rest for a week because of a viral infection, a spokesman said.
France says Iran ballistic test provocative and destabilizing
Iran’s test of a medium-range ballistic missile capable of carrying multiple warheads is a provocative and destabilizing act, France’s foreign ministry said on Monday.
