Hurricane Willa strengthens to Category 4 storm off Mexico’s Pacific coast
Hurricane Willa gained dangerous strength early on Monday as it churned toward Mexico’s Pacific coast, an area frequented by tourists, with torrential rain and major flooding in the offing, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.
Erdogan adviser dismisses Saudi explanation of Khashoggi killing
An adviser to Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday dismissed a Saudi assertion that Jamal Khashoggi died in a fight in the kingdom’s Istanbul’s consulate, one of several accounts of the journalist’s disappearance to have emerged from Riyadh.
Israel’s Mossad chief says high-tech not always a spy’s friend
Spying is getting harder because the same technologies that catch terrorists can sometimes uncover foreign intelligence operations, the director of Israel’s Mossad said on Monday.
Italy tells EU it is sticking to budget plans, but keeping eye on debt,deficit
The Italian Treasury told the European Commission on Monday that it would stick to its contested budget plans, but promised to intervene if it failed to meet its debt and deficit goals.
Ryanair passenger’s racist rant prompts British police investigation
British police are investigating after footage of a man shouting racist abuse at an elderly black woman on a Ryanair flight went viral over the weekend, with the airline facing criticism over how it dealt with the incident.
Kremlin: We’ll respond in kind if U.S. develops intermediate missiles
The Kremlin said on Monday that Russia would be forced to respond in kind if the United States began developing new missiles after quitting a landmark Cold War-era treaty.
EU to decide next steps on Italy budget Tuesday: spokesman
The European Commission will discuss and decide on Tuesday the next steps in the procedure for assessing Italy’s 2018 draft budget, a Commission spokesman said on Monday.
Germany to invite Saudi ambassador to meeting in foreign ministry
Germany’s foreign ministry will ask Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to join a meeting at the ministry to discuss fallout from the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a ministry spokeswoman said.
Russian oligarch under U.S. sanctions files suit against Nordic banks
A Russian businessman under U.S. sanctions over the Ukraine conflict due to his close ties with President Vladimir Putin has filed suit against four Nordic banks, accusing them of discrimination, a court said on Monday.
Moscow wants U.S. to explain planned exit from arms treaty: RIA
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday that Moscow expected Washington to explain its plans to quit a landmark Cold War-era treaty that eliminated nuclear missiles from Europe.
