Met Police says a man has been shot during a pre-planned police operation in Wimbledon, south west London this morning.
Soyuz MS-11 rocket successfully launched into the orbit from Kazakhstan’s Baikonur Cosmodrome.
AFP: France’s “yellow vest” protesters say they will not attend talks with the government on Tuesday
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White House says the 10% tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese product will be raised to 25% if the US and China are unable to reach an agreement at the end of this period if time.
The White House has corrected the transcript of a briefing call with National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow Monday, stating that the 90-day trade war truce with China was began on 1 December, not 1 January 2019.
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白宮表示，如果中美在經過未來 90 日談判期之後仍然無法達成協議，美國會繼續將價值 2000 億美元的中國貨品關稅由 10% 加徵至 25%。
針對美國白宮國家經濟委員會主任庫德洛稱中美將就貿易問題於明年 1 月 1 日起展開為期 90 日的談判，白宮對此更正稱，談判期在 12 月 1 日已經開始。
人民幣匯價一度創兩個月新高
中美元首會晤為貿易戰降溫，人民幣匯價今日早市升超過 300 點，一度創下兩個月以來的新高，分析指現時人民幣貶值趨勢是否被扭轉仍難以定論。
人民幣早市一度報 1 美元兌 6.8389 人民幣，升百分之 0.6，是九月末以來新高，離岸價則升 0.5%，一度報 6.8412。
路透社引述分析指，現在說人民幣匯價已經扭轉貶值趨勢還為時尚早，中美在預留的 90 日窗口期內談判是否順利仍然未知，市場關注匯價可能成為中美貿易談判的重要因素之一，談判進展會極大影響匯價的方向。
中美元首會晤為貿易戰降溫，人民幣匯價今日早市升超過 300 點，一度創下兩個月以來的新高，分析指現時人民幣貶值趨勢是否被扭轉仍難以定論。
人民幣早市一度報 1 美元兌 6.8389 人民幣，升百分之 0.6，是九月末以來新高，離岸價則升 0.5%，一度報 6.8412。
路透社引述分析指，現在說人民幣匯價已經扭轉貶值趨勢還為時尚早，中美在預留的 90 日窗口期內談判是否順利仍然未知，市場關注匯價可能成為中美貿易談判的重要因素之一，談判進展會極大影響匯價的方向。
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israeli military launches operation to “expose and thwart” Hezbollah tunnels stretching from Lebanon into Israel.
法新社引述政府消息人士稱，法國總理菲利普將宣布暫停上調燃油稅。過去數日有反對加徵燃油稅的「黃背心」示威者在巴黎示威，演變成自 1968 年學生運動以來最嚴重的騷亂。
CNN: Britain can unilaterally stop Brexit process, EU lawyers say
The British government has the power to unilaterally halt the Brexit process, the EU’s top legal advisers have said.
In a report prepared for the European Court in Strasbourg, the advocate general said the UK could suspend the two-year legal countdown invoked under Article 50, according to a lawyer for the group that brought the case.
The UK had argued that Article 50 could only be stopped with agreement of all 27 remaining EU member states.
https://edition.cnn.com/2018/12/04/uk/brexit-uk-eu-legal-position-gbr-intl/index.html
The British government has the power to unilaterally halt the Brexit process, the EU’s top legal advisers have said.
In a report prepared for the European Court in Strasbourg, the advocate general said the UK could suspend the two-year legal countdown invoked under Article 50, according to a lawyer for the group that brought the case.
The UK had argued that Article 50 could only be stopped with agreement of all 27 remaining EU member states.
https://edition.cnn.com/2018/12/04/uk/brexit-uk-eu-legal-position-gbr-intl/index.html
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Britain can unilaterally stop Brexit process, EU lawyers say
The British government has the power to unilaterally halt the Brexit process, a top European legal adviser has said, delivering a significant boost to campaigners who want the UK to remain in the EU.
Kim Jong-un expected to visit Seoul this month
Former Unification Minister Jeong Se-hyun said in a TBS interview: “I was told that a government official reportedly said Kim has no fixed schedule on 18, 19, 20 Dec, so I think he could come on these days.”
Reuters said Kim Jong-un will visit Seoul in September 2019, but the report has been deleted because the story is ‘issued in error’.
Former Unification Minister Jeong Se-hyun said in a TBS interview: “I was told that a government official reportedly said Kim has no fixed schedule on 18, 19, 20 Dec, so I think he could come on these days.”
Reuters said Kim Jong-un will visit Seoul in September 2019, but the report has been deleted because the story is ‘issued in error’.
南韓當局期望金正恩兩星期後訪問首爾
南韓傳媒引述政府官員稱，北韓領袖金正恩有望在月中訪問首爾。
南韓統一部前長官丁世鉉在電台訪問時說，接獲北韓方面通知，北韓已將 12 月 18 至 20 日的行程表清空，北韓領袖金正恩有望在這期間訪問南韓。
而路透稍早時引述南韓當局指，金正恩明年 9 月訪問首爾，惟相關報道之後被更正為「誤報」。
南韓傳媒引述政府官員稱，北韓領袖金正恩有望在月中訪問首爾。
南韓統一部前長官丁世鉉在電台訪問時說，接獲北韓方面通知，北韓已將 12 月 18 至 20 日的行程表清空，北韓領袖金正恩有望在這期間訪問南韓。
而路透稍早時引述南韓當局指，金正恩明年 9 月訪問首爾，惟相關報道之後被更正為「誤報」。