Good morning, Europe. Today we’re watching: New Zealand cabinet meets: The government meets on Monday following the shootings at two mosques last week that left 50 people dead. The cabinet is set to discuss changes to gun laws. Macron faces renewed pressure: France witnessed scenes of looting and rioting over the weekend in the latest […] Read more
Villagers in Spain have been finding envelopes filled with cash from a mystery benefactor. Locals in Villarramiel — situated 200 kilometres north-east of Madrid — have found the money in their letterboxes, posted under doors and even in a bicycle basket. Fifteen inhabitants have been receiving the envelopes, which have contained amounts ranging from €50 […] Read more
British Prime Minister Theresa May has “secured legally-binding changes to the Brexit deal”, Cabinet Minister David Lidington announced on Monday evening from London, as May met with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker in Strasbourg. May made an eleventh-hour dash to Strasbourg, France, on Monday evening to try to get concessions from European Union officials ahead […] Read more
The latest version of Boeing Co’s best-selling 737 family – a global industry workhorse – has again been thrust into the spotlight after a fatal crash in Ethiopia, months after a deadly crash involving an identical brand-new jet in Indonesia. READ: ‘No survivors’ in Ethiopian Airlines crash, CEO confirms READ: Indonesia Lion Air plane crash: […] Read more
The Vietnam summit failed because North Korea wanted all sanctions lifted, said US President Donald Trump during a press conference after a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Vietnam. Trump said that the agreement papers were ready to be signed on Wednesday but that the deal on the table just wasn’t “appropriate”. […] Read more
By Yoonjung Seo and Paula Hancocks Seoul, South Korea–Arguably no group is more surprised by the rapidly changing image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un than the 30,000 people who successfully escaped his country for a new life in the south. As Kim prepares for his second summit with US President Donald Trump, these […] Read more
By David McLaughlin and Andrew M Harris AT&T Inc. beat back another effort by the U.S. to undo its purchase of Time Warner, cementing an $85 billion deal to help it compete with Netflix Inc. The Justice Department failed to establish that a lower-court judge made a clear error when he rejected the government’s case […] Read more
It’s been roughly one year since Dick’s Sporting Goods CEO Ed Stack took a controversial stance on guns, pulling high-capacity magazines from stores and halting the sale of firearms to anyone under 21 years old. Dick’s Sporting Goods’ decision marked one of the strongest stances taken by corporate America in the national gun debate. Retailers […] Read more
By Philip Whiteside Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman says he sees the chance to invest $100bn in India as he meets prime minister Narendra Modi. India’s PM Narendra Modi (R) shakes hands with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Saudi Arabia’s crown prince says his country is ready to share intelligence with India, a day […] Read more
By: Maja Zuvela Smoke rises from coal-fired power plant in Obilic near Pristina, Kosovo November 1, 2018. Environmentalists urged EU policy makers on Tuesday to take a tougher stance on air pollution from coal power plants in the Western Balkans, blaming the fumes for 3,900 deaths across Europe each year. The 16 Communist-era plants with […] Read more
