U.S. renews Iran sanctions, grants oil waivers to China, seven others
The United States snapped sanctions back in place on Monday to choke Iran’s oil and shipping industries, while temporarily allowing top customers such as China and India to keep buying crude from the Islamic Republic.
Eni to look at sanctions measures to see if it can use Iranian crudes
Italian oil major Eni will look at the Iran sanctions measures to see if it can use Iranian crudes to allow it greater flexibility in procuring supplies, a spokesman said on Monday.
EU’s Barnier says ‘leap into unknown’ for expatriates in no-deal Brexit
The European Union’s Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said on Monday that divorce negotiations with London were not driven by a sense of revenge and that a no-deal, or a “hard” Brexit would spell trouble for expatriates.
Tunisia’s PM reshuffles cabinet to tackle economic crisis
Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed named 10 new ministers on Monday in a cabinet reshuffle he hopes will inject fresh blood into his government which has been widely criticized for failing to fix an economic crisis.
U.N.’s Guterres urges ban on autonomous weapons
It would be “morally repugnant” if the world fails to ban autonomous machines from being able to kill people without human involvement, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday.
UK police say incident in London’s Westminster has ended
British police said that a security incident in central London which had closed some exits of Westminster tube station and roads near Britain’s parliament on Monday had concluded.
Venezuela adds troops near Colombian border after three soldiers killed
Venezuela has reinforced its border with Colombia with more troops after three Venezuelan soldiers died in an attack by an armed group over the weekend, Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino said on Monday.
Trump unsure if he will meet with Putin in Paris
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he was unsure if he would meet with Russian leader Vladimir Putin during a visit to Paris next week, but he will meet him at the summit of the Group of 20 nations in Argentina at the end of the month.
Algeria’s Bouteflika frees five generals: source
Algeria’s President Abdelaziz Bouteflika released on Monday five senior generals who were detained last month on charges of wrongdoing, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro welcomes Chinese investment, trade
Brazilian right-wing President-elect Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday that China is welcome to invest in Brazil and that trade between the two countries could grow.
