UK must heed IMF’s ‘clear warnings’ on no-deal Brexit: Hammond
British finance minister Philip Hammond said on Monday that London had to listen to the “clear warnings” from the International Monetary Fund about the risks of a no-deal Brexit to Britain’s economy.
Fugitive Malaysian financier launches website to proclaim innocence
Lawyers for a fugitive Malaysian financier wanted for his involvement in a multi-billion-dollar scandal launched a website on Monday to proclaim the innocence of a client they described as a “global philanthropist, investor and entrepreneur”.
UK faces ‘significantly worse’ outlook if no Brexit deal: IMF
Britain’s economy would face a “significantly worse” outlook if the country leaves the European Union next year without a deal than if it reaches a Brexit agreement, the International Monetary Fund said on Monday.
Exclusive: Pompeo seeks rapprochement with alienated U.S. diplomats
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has nearly doubled promotions of top American diplomats as he seeks to restore diplomatic ties with a workforce alienated by his predecessor, Rex Tillerson.
EU must do all it can to avoid hard Brexit: Austrian chancellor
Britain’s European Union partners should do everything in their power to avoid a “hard Brexit” in which London leaves the bloc without a deal, Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said on Monday.
Slovakia’s Sefcovic announces bid to head European Commission
Maros Sefcovic, a Slovak currently overseeing EU energy policy, announced on Monday his bid for the presidency of the European Commission, the bloc’s top job, vowing to tackle the “barbed-wire” mentality he said still divided the continent.
Erdogan says Turkey’s ceasefire calls in Idlib yielded results
President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey’s calls for a ceasefire in Syria’s rebel-held Idlib region were bearing fruit after days of relative calm but more work needed to be done, Hurriyet newspaper reported on Monday.
Turkey’s Erdogan calls for investigation into opposition role at Isbank, Hurriyet says
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said authorities should look into members of the opposition who serve on the board of Isbank, Hurriyet newspaper said on Monday, knocking the shares of the country’s largest listed lender.
German government declines comment on report Merkel has decided top spy must go
Chancellor Angela Merkel has decided Germany’s domestic intelligence agency chief must go because she thinks he has meddled in day-to-day politics, newspaper Die Welt reported on Monday. The German government declined to comment.
Praying for miracles, rescuers seek signs of life after Philippine typhoon landslides
Hopes of finding survivors in the rubble of a huge landslide in the Philippines faded on Monday as rescuers in a remote mountainous region struggled to reach dozens of people feared trapped, two days after a powerful typhoon struck.
