Boris Johnson is the only British party leader who does not want to be interviewed by seasoned BBC journalist Andrew Neil. He also refuses an interview by TV channel ITV.

At the opening of the NATO summit in London, US President Trump struck hard at French President Macron. He recently called NATO brain dead and said Europe is on the brink of collapse. Trump called that statement very rude. According to Trump, France needs NATO most from everyone.

The United States is considering import duties on 2.4 billion dollars worth of goods from France. This is a retaliation for the ‘digital tax’ that France has introduced. According to the White House, this tax measure aimed at tech companies is unfair because it mainly affects American companies.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has accused, without any evidence, actor Leonardo DiCaprio of financing the forest fires in the Amazon.

“I recognize a scammer when I see one,” said Michael Bloomberg, who has set himself up as a presidential candidate for the Democrats. His goal is to defeat Trump and ‘rebuild America’. Again.

China is going to impose stricter penalties on companies that violate intellectual property rights. The Communist Party and major authorities in Beijing issued new guidelines on this on Sunday.

China wants to work on the so-called ‘phase one’ trade deal with the United States. But the country will not hesitate to intervene if necessary. That is what Chinese President Xi Jinping said. Earlier this week there were reports in Washington that a trade deal is probably no longer possible this year.

The United States and China are approaching a final agreement on the first phase of a trade agreement that could end the trade war between the two countries. That’s what the leading White House economics consultant Larry Kudlow said.

William Taylor, the US acting ambassador to Ukraine, testified before Congress in a public hearing on Wednesday. He said that President Donald Trump inquired about “the investigations” during a telephone conversation with EU Ambassador Sondland.

For six weeks the hearings in Congress took place behind closed doors. But today is a new phase in the impeachment investigation into President Trump. The Congressional Inquiry Committee will now hear witnesses in public.