Santander says Brexit may have ‘significant’ impact on its results
Britain’s exit from the European Union will likely trigger a period of high uncertainty that may significantly impact Banco Santander’s business, the Spanish lender said in a filing to the U.S.’s Security and Exchange Commission.
We must prove EU wrong about the UK’s Brexit plans: Hammond
British finance minister Philip Hammond said on Monday the government would prove the European Union was wrong to dismiss Britain’s plans for Brexit as unworkable.
Russia summons South Korean ambassador over vessel held at port
Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned South Korea’s ambassador in Moscow on Monday and demanded that Seoul allow a Russian vessel to leave South Korea’s port of Busan, the ministry said in a statement.
French watchdog calms UK asset manager fears over Brexit
Cooperation agreements for supervising cross-border asset managers will be in place before Britain leaves the European Union next March, France’s top markets regulator said on Monday.
Chinese bishops to attend Vatican synod for first time
Catholic bishops from China will for the first time attend a major Vatican meeting starting this week, the Vatican said on Monday, the first concrete sign of a thaw between the Holy See and Beijing following a landmark agreement.
U.N. rights expert urges Malaysia to end child marriage
Malaysia should ban child marriage immediately, a United Nations human rights expert said on Monday, stepping into a controversy that has raged since reports in July that a 44-year-old Malaysian man had married an 11-year-old Thai girl.
German parties edge toward compromise deal on immigration law
German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said on Monday some refugees should be allowed to shed their asylum seeker status if they find a job and learn German, signaling his readiness to compromise in a coalition dispute about a new immigration law.
In tight election, Quebec weighs a shift to the right
Voters in the Canadian province of Quebec will cast ballots on Monday in a close election primed to be a showdown between the long-dominant Liberals and a center-right party as immigration plays out as a key issue.
Somalia car bomb strikes EU convoy, no casualties -police
A suicide car bombing by Islamist group al Shabaab hit a European Union armored convoy in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Monday, damaging one vehicle but causing no casualties, police and the Islamists said.
Slovak prosecutor may charge more people over journalist’s murder
More people may face charges for the murder of a Slovak investigative journalist, the country’s top prosecutor said on Monday, after police made their first arrests for the killing that rattled the nation and toppled its government.
