French foreign minister says killing of Saudi journalist grave crime
The killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was a grave crime which needs to be investigated to unearth the truth, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Monday.
Morocco to deport 141 migrants arrested at Spanish enclave fence
Morocco said on Monday it would deport 141 migrants who were arrested a day earlier as they tried to storm a border fence with the Spanish enclave of Melilla.
Northern Irish DUP to back rebel Brexit amendment on Irish border: Telegraph
The Northern Irish party which props up British Prime Minister Theresa May will back an amendment proposed by rebel Brexiteer lawmakers that will effectively make the European Union’s backstop proposal illegal, a Telegraph newspaper reporter said.
Former Croatia PM sentenced for bribe, war profiteering
Former Croatian prime minister, Ivo Sanader, was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison on Monday for taking a bribe from Austria’s then Hypo Alpe Adria bank during the 1991-95 war.
Russia to draw up sanctions list targeting Ukrainian firms, individuals
President Vladimir Putin has instructed the government to draw up a list of Ukrainian firms and individuals to be targeted for economic sanctions.
Poland’s euroskeptic government falling further behind with urban voters
Poland’s ruling euroskeptics could see their firm grip on power loosened over the next couple of years as liberal, city-dwellers angry at the government’s democratic record are voting against them in growing numbers, regional elections showed.
EU says it will decide on Tuesday next steps on Italy budget
The European Commission will discuss and decide on Tuesday the next steps in the procedure for assessing Italy’s 2019 draft budget, a Commission spokesman said on Monday.
Italy tells EU no change to budget, but will keep eye on debt, deficit
Italy told the European Commission on Monday it would stick to its contested 2019 budget plans in defiance of EU fiscal rules, but promised not to inflate its deficit any further in the years ahead.
Turkey aide rejects Riyadh’s Khashoggi death story, echoing Western skepticism
An adviser to Turkey’s president on Monday rejected Riyadh’s assertion that Jamal Khashoggi died in a fight, suggesting it “mocked” world opinion, as Western incredulity deepened over varying Saudi accounts of the journalist’s killing.
U.S. Treasury calls reveal ‘deep concern’ over South Korea banks’ North Korea plans: document
The U.S. Treasury Department is “deeply concerned” about planned financial cooperation between North and South Korea and has told South Korean banks that “U.N. and U.S. sanctions on North Korea remain valid”, a South Korean regulatory document has show…
