Merkel declines to back any of the candidates seeking CDU party chair
Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday declined to back any of the candidates seeking to replace her as party leader of the center-right Christian Democrats (CDU) at a convention in December.
Family lay wreath at UK stadium after Leicester owner killed in helicopter crash
The weeping wife and son of Leicester City owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha laid a wreath outside the soccer club’s stadium on Monday as tributes poured in after the Thai tycoon’s death in a helicopter crash.
South Sudan violence blocking food aid, says U.N.’s WFP
Violence in South Sudan is blocking deliveries of food aid needed to stave off severe hunger in some areas, the World Food Programme said, adding to evidence that a peace deal signed last month is not holding.
Trump vows close ties with Brazil’s Bolsonaro on trade, military
The United States will work closely with Brazil on trade and military issues following Jair Bolsonaro’s presidential election victory, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday.
End of era beckons as Merkel says she will give up CDU party chair
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday she would not seek re-election as party chairwoman and that her fourth term as chancellor would be her last, heralding the end of a 13-year era in which she has dominated European politics.
Myanmar garment workers demand sacked colleagues get jobs back
Dozens of striking workers from a Chinese-owned garment factory in Myanmar marched to a government compound in Yangon on Monday, securing a late-night meeting with the city’s chief minister, as part of efforts to get sacked colleagues reinstated.
Merkel confirms she won’t seek re-election to CDU party chair
German Chancellor Angela Merkel confirmed on Monday she would not seek re-election as chairwoman of her Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in December, heralding the beginning of the end of her 13-year era of dominance in European politics.
Kindness of strangers: A day in the life of the migrant caravan in Mexico
Just past 4 a.m., under a star-streaked sky, the Central American migrants shouldered their bags and picked over broken sidewalks, – first as a trickle, then as a flood – to the edge of the Mexican town.
India’s Modi and Japan’s Abe draw closer as Tokyo woos Beijing
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed to seek closer economic and military ties on Monday as the Japanese leader extended a diplomatic charm offensive that last week took him to India’s regional rival, China….
Lebanese Forces says will join new government, clearing way for deal
The Lebanese Forces (LF) party said on Monday it will join a new national unity government led by Saad al-Hariri despite an unfair offer of cabinet posts, clearing the way for an agreement on a new cabinet five months after an election.
