Mexico’s new government prepares sale of former president’s plane
The big, luxurious airplane used to ferry Mexico’s former president around the globe is about to fly away permanently in one of the first moves by the new president to rid the country of what he has derided as a towering symbol of excess.
Chinese police detain two after death of pollution inspector: China Daily
Chinese police have detained two people in eastern China’s Zhejiang province following the death of an inspector looking into environmental violations, the China Daily reported on Monday, citing a government statement.
China-U.S. trade truce dependent on U.S. sincerity: China Daily
The trade war truce agreed by China and the United States at the weekend could help them resolve their differences amicably, but lasting improvements in relations will depend on U.S. “sincerity”, the official China Daily said on Monday.
Far-right party wins seats in Andalusia, a first in Spain
Spain’s far-right Vox party won 12 seats in an election in Andalusia on Sunday and could end up as a kingmaker in the region, in the first electoral success for the far-right since the country’s return to democracy in the late 1970s.
Merkel protege suggests reducing gas flow through Nord Stream 2 pipeline
Germany must answer urgent, growing political concerns about the planned Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project given Russia’s seizure of three Ukrainian ships and their crew off the coast of Crimea, a senior German conservative said on Sunday.
Saudi-led coalition says Houthi fighters to be evacuated on Monday
Fifty wounded Houthi fighters will be evacuated for treatment to Oman’s Muscat in a plane belonging to the United Nations, the Saudi-led coalition said early on Monday.
British spymaster cautions Russia: Don’t underestimate the West
The chief of Britain’s foreign intelligence service will warn the Kremlin on Monday not to underestimate the West after a brazen nerve agent attack on a retired double agent in England stoked fears about Russian covert activity abroad.
G20 sealed landmark deal on WTO reform by ducking ‘taboo words’
Many delegates from the world’s 20 largest economies arrived at a summit in Argentina this week determined to clinch an agreement to reform the global trade system, pushed to a breaking point by tensions between the United States and China.
Hoping to win Brexit support, PM May says world leaders ready for trade
Several world leaders are keen to strike trade deals with Britain once the country is out of the European Union, Prime Minister Theresa May will say on Monday, pressing the case for her Brexit deal before a fateful Dec. 11 vote in parliament.
Publish legal advice on Brexit, says UK former foreign minister Johnson
Former foreign minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday that British Prime Minister Theresa May should publish the legal advice she was given on her Brexit deal, joining calls by the main opposition Labour Party.
