Craig Taylor

The international trade secretary outlines post-Brexit aspirations – but businesses ask for help.
BBC News – Business

He pushed for a Palestinian state and stoked controversy by meeting Yasser Arafat in Beirut in 1982.
BBC News – Middle East

The number of people crossing the border increases, as Venezuela tries to stabilise its economy.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

“I think they’re making a terrible mistake,” he says of Turkey’s refusal to free Pastor Andrew Brunson.
BBC News – Europe

The foreign secretary urges the EU to copy Washington’s response to the Salisbury nerve agent attack.
BBC News – UK

The US president also suggested he could take over the investigation into alleged Russian meddling.
BBC News – US & Canada

The public inquiry is looking into whether the wealthy Gupta family influenced political decisions.
BBC News – Africa

The A’s will conclude their homestand with a three-game set against the Rangers. Right-hander Mike Fiers, who is 1-0 with a 2.38 ERA in two starts since joining Oakland, will be on the mound for tonight’s 7:05 PT […]

A’s outfielder Matt Joyce, who has missed more than 50 games during the span of two separate DL stints, has finally been cleared for a Minor League rehab assignment.
OAK Homepage News

Standard Chartered executive says demands by EU regulators may see the sector move more UK jobs than originally thought.
BBC News – Business

New laws mean websites can be blocked if deemed a security threat, but critics say they crush dissent.
BBC News – Middle East

Thousands fleeing Venezuela’s economic crisis are blocked as they try to cross from Colombia.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Russia’s president dances with his host during a controversial stopover on his way to Germany.
BBC News – Europe

The 46-year-old is found “exhausted” after falling from a cruise ship, 60 miles off the coast of Croatia.
BBC News – UK

The New York Times says Don McGahn “co-operated extensively” with the Russia inquiry.
BBC News – US & Canada

An Egyptian man who diverted a plane to Cyprus is sent home after a two-year extradition battle.
BBC News – Africa

Consumer groups highlight leading student accounts but warn that many undergraduates rely on overdrafts.
BBC News – Business

A Yazidi teenager sold into slavery by IS tells of her horror at meeting her captor in a German street.
BBC News – Middle East

It is still unlikely that the former Brazilian president will be allowed to run from prison.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The president will preside over the ceremony for 18 of those who died in the Genoa bridge collapse.
BBC News – Europe