Catalan separatists to take seats as European lawmakers
Catalan separatist leaders Carles Puigdemont and Antoni Comin arrived at the European Parliament to take their seats on Monday, vowing to muscle the secessionist movement onto Europe’s agenda, days after Spain reiterated its call for their arrest.
Slovak prosecutor drops racism charges against former PM Fico
A Slovak special prosecutor has dropped racism-related charges against former prime minister Robert Fico, leader of the ruling Smer party, TASR news agency reported on Monday, meaning the case goes back to investigators.
Trump, Germany’s Merkel discussed security, Libya: White House
U.S. President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke about security in the Middle East, Libya and other issues, White House spokesman Judd Deere said on Monday.
Erdogan says talks between Turkish, Russian, Libyan delegations going well
Talks between Libya’s warring parties in Moscow, supported by Turkish and Russian officials, are going positively, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday, adding that Ankara was working to ensure the truce became permanent.
Libyan rivals, cajoled by Putin and Erdogan, hold indirect Moscow peace talks
Libya’s warring leaders held indirect peace talks in Moscow on Monday with Russia and Turkey urging the rivals to sign a binding truce to end a nine-month-old war and pave the way for a settlement that would stabilize the North African country.
U.S. issues fresh Venezuela-related sanctions: U.S. Treasury
The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on seven Venezuelans, the U.S. Treasury Department said, in Washington’s latest action to ramp up pressure on the government of President Nicolas Maduro.
UK’s Queen Elizabeth to host Meghan-Harry crisis talks
Queen Elizabeth and her heirs meet Prince Harry on Monday to thrash out a plan for him and his actress wife Meghan after they triggered a family crisis by deciding to step back from royal duties and spend more time in North America.
British PM Johnson refuses to comment on royal family’s crisis
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday he would not comment on a crisis in the royal family triggered by Prince Harry and Meghan’s announcement that they would step back from royal duties.
Iran’s only female Olympic medalist in the Netherlands: NOS
Iran’s only female Olympic medalist has been training in the southern Dutch city of Eindhoven after leaving her homeland several weeks ago, national broadcaster NOS reported on Monday.
Who wants to replace UK’s defeated Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn?
Britain’s opposition Labour Party will elect a new leader after veteran socialist Jeremy Corbyn said he would step down following his party’s election defeat by Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservatives.
