Around 25 NATO peacekeeping soldiers defending three town halls in northern Kosovo were injured in clashes with Serb protesters on Monday, while Serbia's president put the army on the highest level of combat alert.
- WorldRepublicans speak out against US debt-ceiling deal, in sign of rocky road ahead
A handful of hard-right Republican lawmakers said on Monday they would oppose a deal to raise the United States' $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, in a sign that the bipartisan agreement could face a rocky path through Congress before the U.S. runs out of money next week.
- MarketsMorning Bid: Dollar flexes its muscles
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever.
- WorldBiden says he and Erdogan talked about F-16s, Sweden's NATO bid
Biden said that in a call, Erdogan repeated Ankara's desire to buy F-16 fighter jets from the US, while Biden responded that Washington was keen to see Ankara drop its objection to Sweden's joining NATO.
