Spain PM to stick to pro-Europe agenda for Spain after Andalusia election
Spanish Prime Minster Pedro Sanchez said on Monday his Socialist party will continue to push a European agenda for Spain after a far-right party won seats for the first time since the end of the dictatorship in a regional election in Andalusia.
KDP nominates Nechirvan and Masrour Barzani for Iraqi Kurdistan’s top posts
Iraq’s Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) said on Monday it had nominated current premier Nechirvan Barzani to succeed his uncle Masoud Barzani as president of Iraqi Kurdistan, and Masoud Barzani’s son Masrour as premier of the regional government.
Kremlin defends Putin’s ‘high five’ with Saudi crown prince
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, asked about a “high-five” between President Vladimir Putin and the Saudi crown prince at the G20 summit in Argentina, said that “good personal relations are the basis for effective bilateral cooperation”.
Trump asks Pakistan PM for help with Afghan peace talks, minister says
U.S. President Donald Trump has sought Pakistan’s help with Afghan peace talks in a letter to Prime Minister Imran Khan, the South Asian nation’s information minister, Fawad Chaudhry, said on Monday.
Kremlin calls absurd accusation it has designs on Ukrainian sea ports
The Kremlin on Monday called absurd a Ukrainian accusation it has designs on the Ukrainian ports of Mariupol and Berdyansk in order to create a land corridor between Russian-annexed Crimea and eastern Ukraine controlled by pro-Russian separatists.
Political leaders arrive in Poland in race to deliver on U.N. climate deal
Political leaders on Monday began arriving in the Polish coal city of Katowice where two weeks of talks have begun to revive the landmark Paris 2015 deal on climate change as dire warnings mount about a lack of action.
Trump asks Pakistan PM for help with Afghan peace talks: Pakistani minister
U.S. President Donald Trump has written a letter to Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan asking for the South Asian nation to help with Afghan peace talks, Pakistani Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said on Monday.
France must speed up tax cuts, says Finance Minister Le Maire
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire on Monday said tax cuts should be accelerated, and by consequence the pace of public spending cuts quickened, to foster greater prosperity for all citizens.
Spanish Socialists’ hold on Andalusia shaky after Ciudadanos rejects coalition
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s Socialists may lose control of the southern Spanish region of Andalusia after the center-right Ciudadanos party on Monday ruled out any coalition with them after an inconclusive election.
UK government will not pull December 11 Brexit deal vote, minister says
Next week’s parliamentary vote on British Prime Minister Theresa May’s deal will go ahead, interior minister Sajid Javid said on Monday, rejecting media speculation that the government might not go ahead with the vote because they could lose it.
