Bulgaria becomes latest EU state to shun U.N. migration pact
Bulgaria on Monday joined the growing ranks of European Union nations opposed to a United Nations pact that aims to regulate the treatment of migrants worldwide.
Afghan elite commandos among scores of casualties in heavy fighting
Dozens of elite commandos were among the casualties suffered by Afghan security forces as the Taliban claimed to have taken a district in Ghazni province, stepping up battlefield pressure while seeking a political settlement with the United States.
UK PM May’s spokesman: We expect cabinet to back PM on Brexit
British Prime Minister Theresa May’s spokesman on Monday said he expected cabinet ministers to keep backing their leader on Brexit, and that they would be called to a meeting to discuss an EU exit deal as and when there was something to talk about.
In Riyadh, Britain’s Hunt calls for Khashoggi justice, end to Yemen war
British foreign minister Jeremy Hunt met Saudi Arabia’s King Salman in Riyadh on Monday on a visit to press for an end to the war in Yemen and for Saudi leaders to cooperate with an investigation into the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Bavarian conservative leader Seehofer to step down as party chief
German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said on Monday he would step down as chief of Bavaria’s conservative CSU party, which is part of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s governing coalition.
Trudeau: Canada has heard Turkish recordings on Khashoggi’s killing
Canadian intelligence has listened to Turkish recordings of what happened to Jamal Khashoggi, the Saudi journalist killed in Istanbul, said Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, although Trudeau added that he himself had not listened to them.
China calls for open world economy but work remains on landmark trade pact
China will further open its economy in the face of rising protectionism, Premier Li Keqiang said as he arrived in Singapore on Monday for meetings with Asia-Pacific leaders that will focus on speeding up work on a major new trade pact.
Swedish center-right leader bids to form government against the odds
The leader of Sweden’s center-right will ask parliament for a mandate to form a minority two-party government, he said on Monday, but admitted chances of success were slim.
North Korea keeps undeclared missile bases up and running: U.S. think tank
A U.S. think tank said on Monday it had identified at least 13 of an estimated 20 undeclared missile operating bases inside North Korea, underscoring the challenge for American negotiators hoping to persuade Pyongyang to give up its nuclear weapons and…
Canada’s Trudeau says he discussed steel tariffs with Trump in Paris
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday he had discussed U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs with President Donald Trump over the weekend and that he hoped to reach a resolution on the matter by the G20 summit in Argentina.
