German finance minister ‘quite optimistic’ that solution will be found for Italy budget
German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said on Monday he was relatively optimistic that a solution would be found in Italy’s row with Brussels over its 2019 budget, which the European Commission has rejected.
Separatist areas elect leaders as Ukraine and Moscow trade barbs
Two separatist-controlled regions of eastern Ukraine announced the winners of leadership elections on Monday that were dismissed by Kiev and its international allies as a sham exercise engineered by Russia to install puppet regimes.
Far-right parents who named son after Hitler jailed in Britain
A couple who named their child after Adolf Hitler were convicted in Britain on Monday for being members of banned far-right group National Action.
Gaza mortar fire destroys Israeli bus, wounds at least one: TV
Palestinian mortar fire from the Gaza Strip destroyed a bus on the Israeli side of the border on Monday, wounding at least one person, Israeli television channels said.
Indonesia urges more training for pilots after Lion Air crash
Indonesian investigators said on Monday more training was needed for Boeing 737 MAX pilots after discovering the situation believed to have faced the crew of a doomed Lion Air jet was not contained in the aircraft’s flight manual.
Netherlands resumes visa service in Pakistan after brief halt
The Netherlands resumed visa and passport services in Pakistan on Monday following a brief suspension, denying that its embassy had closed over security concerns after the country gave shelter to the lawyer of a Christian woman in a blasphemy case.
Migrants rescued by cargo ship refuse to disembark at Libyan port
Some 95 migrants picked up by a cargo ship off the Libyan coast have refused to disembark in the western city of Misrata, officials from the United Nations and Libyan coast guard said on Monday.
Five migrants die after boat sinks off western Turkey
Five people, including three children, died after a boat carrying 15 migrants sank off the coast of western Turkey on Monday, the Turkish coast guard said.
Ethiopia says security agents attacked PM’s rally, orders arrests
Ethiopia’s attorney general accused members of the security service of carrying out a grenade attack on a rally attended by the prime minister, as he announced details of a string of investigations that struck at the heart of the establishment.
Chaos, deal or new vote: What is the grand Brexit finale?
Prime Minister Theresa May is trying to clinch a Brexit divorce deal with the European Union but the bigger challenge may be to get any agreement approved by the British parliament.
