Euro zone worried Italy’s deficit-boosting budget plan could revive crisis
Top euro zone officials warned Italy on Monday its plan to borrow billions of extra euros to fund spending pledges could tip the bloc back into crisis, vowing to pressure Rome to change course.
Iraq parliament delays vote for country’s president
Iraq’s parliament postponed a vote on Monday to name a president because the main Kurdish parties, who were supposed to present a candidate, could not overcome differences, said several lawmakers.
Conservatives would block another Scottish independence vote: Davidson
Britain’s Conservative party will commit in its next manifesto to blocking another referendum on Scottish independence from the United Kingdom, Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson has said.
Saudi economist who criticized Aramco IPO charged with terrorism: activists
Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor has charged a man, identified by activists as a prominent economist who once criticized plans to float shares of Saudi Aramco, with joining a terrorist organization and meeting with foreign diplomats.
Saudi Arabia admits coalition ‘mistakes’ in targeting in Yemen
Saudi Arabia said on Monday it was working hard to correct mistaken targeting by its military coalition in Yemen that has killed civilians including children, but U.N. rights experts voiced scepticism.
Conservatives should back UK PM May, says lawmaker Rees-Mogg
Changing Conservative leader could cause more problems than it solves and the party should back Prime Minister Theresa May, senior Eurosceptic lawmaker Jacob Rees-Mogg said on Monday.
U.S. and Turkey begin training for joint patrols in Syria’s Manbij
The United States and Turkey have started training together to carry out joint patrols soon in northern Syria’s Manbij area, U.S. Defence Secretary Jim Mattis said on Monday, despite tense relations between the two countries.
Sierra Leone military truck flips over, killing 13
Thirteen people were killed and at least 30 more injured on Monday when a military transport truck flipped over on a major road in the Sierra Leone capital, a military spokesman said.
Pentagon chief not expecting ties with China to worsen even as tensions rise
U.S. Defence Secretary Jim Mattis said on Monday he did not see relations between the United States and China worsening, a day after his trip to China was canceled and tensions have started affecting military ties.
U.N. agency, worried about safety, pulls some international staff out of Gaza
The United Nations agency that supports Palestinian refugees withdrew some of its international staff from the Gaza Strip on Monday, saying it was concerned for their safety, a statement from the organization said.
