Britain loath to pressure China over Hong Kong because of trade: former governor
Britain is not putting enough pressure on China to stick to its side of a pact on the transfer of Hong Kong's sovereignty because it is worried about damaging trade links, former Hong Kong governor Chris Patten said on Tuesday.
Ukraine rebel leaders sworn in, Kiev says peace plan violated
Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine staged swearing in ceremonies for their leaders on Tuesday after votes dismissed as a farce by Kiev, which says they violated terms of a peace plan to end a war that has killed more than 4,000 people.
Russian troops moving closer to Ukraine border: NATO chief
Russia has moved troops closer to the border with Ukraine and continues to support rebels in the country's east, NATO's chief said on Tuesday, after an election held by the pro-Russian separatists and condemned by Kiev and Western leaders.
White House says it regrets Russia's absence from nuclear summit meetings
The White House said on Friday it regretted Russia's decision not to attend preparatory meeting last week for the 2016 nuclear security summit.
EU delays decision on Russian access to Opal gas pipeline
The European Commission said on Monday it had pushed back a deadline for deciding whether to give Russia more access to the Opal gas pipeline across Germany until the end of January from the end of October.
China Oct PMIs point to cooling economic momentum, growth target at risk
China's economy lost further momentum heading into the fourth quarter as a cooling property market weighed on activity and export demand softened, surveys showed on Monday, putting Beijing's official target for the year at even greater risk.
European growth as elusive as quicksilver
Data from both sides of the Atlantic will give clues in the coming week on just how bad the euro zone economy is and just how sustainable is its U.S. counterpart.
For Obama and Xi, fight against Islamic State a brief moment to agree
When the United States and China discuss cooperating against Islamic State later this month, the most prominent outcome is likely to be less criticism of each other's anti-terrorism policies.
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