UK’s Johnson heads to Buckingham Palace to ask to form government
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has left his Downing Street residence to ask Queen Elizabeth for formal permission to create a new government, after his Conservative Party won an unexpectedly large majority in Thursday’s national election.
Danish court rules six people charged with planning militant attacks to remain in custody: TV2
A Danish court said on Friday that six people charged with planning militant attacks are to remain in custody for four weeks, broadcaster TV2 reported.
French police kill man who threatened officers with knife in Paris
Police officers shot dead a man who threatened them with a knife in the Paris business district of La Defense on Friday, police sources said.
West African court voids Sierra Leone’s ban on pregnant schoolgirls
West Africa’s top court on Thursday ordered Sierra Leone to revoke a ban on pregnant girls in school, a move activists hope could lead to challenges against similar laws across Africa.
Turkey, Russia ‘very close’ to deal for 2nd S-400 system: defense industry head
Turkey is very close to striking a deal to buy a second S-400 system from Russia, and the deal could be signed before April when the first batch of missile defenses will be ready to use, Ankara’s defense industry said on Friday.
‘Bad news for Europe’: EU reluctantly congratulates Johnson
EU leaders welcomed Boris Johnson’s election triumph and called for a quick Brexit vote in the British parliament, but the Czech prime minister warned it was ‘bad news for Europe’.
Johnson pledges not to let down wary first-time Conservative voters
Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised not to let down voters whose hands had “quivered over the ballot paper” before backing his Conservative party for the first time.
Johnson pledges not to let down wary first-time Conservative voters
Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised not to let down voters whose hands had “quivered over the ballot paper” before backing his Conservative party for the first time.
‘Bad news for Europe’: EU reluctantly congratulates Johnson
EU leaders welcomed Boris Johnson’s election triumph and called for a quick Brexit vote in the British parliament, but the Czech prime minister warned it was ‘bad news for Europe’.
Factbox: World leaders react to Boris Johnson’s British election victory
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party secured a majority in a landslide election victory, results showed on Friday.
