Vatican releases Italian arrested in London building investigation
Vatican prosecutors on Monday provisionally released Gianluigi Torzi, an Italian middleman in a controversial deal in which the Vatican used Church money to purchase a luxury building in London as an investment.
France slams Turkish interference in Libya
France said on Monday it condemned any ongoing foreign interference in Libya, singling out the intensification of Turkish support.
Senegal says two soldiers killed after vehicle hit anti-tank mine
Two Senegalese soldiers were killed and several others injured after their vehicle hit an anti-tank mine in the south of the country, the army said in a statement on Monday.
Polish state TV uses Jewish property restitution issue to attack opposition
Polish public television has raised the sensitive issue of Jewish property restitution during the country’s presidential campaign by accusing the main opposition candidate, Rafal Trzaskowski, of putting foreign interests first.
Macron caught off guard as spokeswoman calls for lifting taboo on race
French President Emmanuel Macron appeared to be caught off guard on Monday by a proposal by a government spokeswoman, one of the most prominent black people in French politics, to lift a decades-old taboo against collecting statistics by race.
‘It was the right thing to do’, says man in London anti-racism picture
Patrick Hutchinson, a black protester who carried a white man to safety during a scuffle in London between anti-racism protesters and far-right opponents said it was simply the right thing to do.
Pakistan to seal city areas across country to stem quickening virus spread
Pakistani authorities said they will re-impose strict lockdowns in selected areas of several cities from Monday night, a day after the federal government said COVID-19 cases could multiply eightfold by the end of July and hit 1.2 million.
LGBT activists protest at Polish president’s campaign rally
About a hundred protesters held up banners at an election rally for the Polish president on Monday, after he said over the weekend that LGBT “ideology” was more destructive than communist doctrine, angering rights groups and opposition politicians.
Brazil treasury secretary quits, rattling markets
Brazilian Treasury Secretary Mansueto Almeida is to step down, news that roiled financial markets on Monday as investors worried that a country reeling from pandemic and recession was losing a leading advocate for fiscal discipline.
Parts of Madrid and Barcelona airports to reopen July 1: operator Aena
Spanish airport operator Aena said on Monday it would reopen Terminal 1 of Madrid’s Barajas airport on July 1 after three months of closure, while some terminals at Barcelona’s El Prat will reopen through July and August.
