Finnish PM says more time needed for Brexit negotiations
Finland’s Prime Minister Antti Rinne said on Monday more time was needed for the Brexit negotiations and that they could continue even after a summit of European Union leaders set for Thursday and Friday.
Official results show Kais Saied won Tunisian presidential election
Kais Saied won Sunday’s presidential election in Tunisia, taking 72.71% of votes, the electoral commission said in a televised statement on Monday, giving its own official preliminary results.
Poland’s PiS wins 43.6% of votes in parliamentary election: final count
Poland’s ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party won 43.6% of votes in Sunday’s parliamentary election, the Polish Electoral Commission said on Monday, citing its final count of votes.
Saudi crown prince holds official talks with Russia’s Putin – SPA
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman held official talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, where they discussed the relationship between the two countries, Saudi state agency (SPA) said.
New Tunisian leader rode wave of youth excitement to presidency
As the crowds gathered outside the ornate, colonial-era theater in Tunis’ Bourguiba Street after exit polls declared a landslide election win for Kais Saied late on Sunday, Amel Bahrini decided she had to be there.
Fourteen police killed in western Mexican state – ministry
Fourteen police have been killed in an attack in the western state of Michoacan, the federal government said on Monday, in one of the most serious blows to security forces since President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador took office in December.
Turkey rejects EU decisions regarding its Syria operation, east Med drilling
Turkey’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday that it rejected and condemned decisions taken by the European Union to suspend arms exports to Turkey following Ankara’s northeast Syria incursion and drilling activities in the eastern Mediterranean.
Start of new European Commission likely delayed to December 1: EU officials
The launch of the new European Commission, the European Union’s executive arm, is likely to be delayed by a month because the European Parliament has rejected three candidates proposed by EU governments for commissioners, several EU officials said on M…
UK PM Johnson will not resign it parliament rejects government agenda: spokesman
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will not resign if parliament rejects his government’s program as set out on Monday in the so-called Queen’s Speech, his spokesman said.
Spain jails Catalan separatist leaders, protesters take to streets
Spain’s Supreme Court on Monday jailed nine Catalan separatist leaders for between nine and 13 years for their role in a failed independence bid, a decision that triggered protests in the region and left the future course of the dispute uncertain.
