Afghan election set to see big drop in voter numbers
At least 2.2 million people voted in Afghanistan’s presidential election with more votes to come, the election commission head Maulana Abdullah said on Sunday, indicating a very low turnout that could mar the result.
Brexit talks will need to go to wire to get deal: trade minister Truss
Britain will need to take negotiations with the EU on Brexit up to the deadline to force the changes needed to a get deal that will pass through parliament trade minister Liz Truss said on Sunday.
Portugal’s Azores brace for impact of category 4 hurricane Lorenzo
As hurricane Lorenzo moves closer, Portugal’s Azores archipelago is bracing for strong winds, heavy rain and towering waves and the country’s meteorology agency IPMA said there was more than an 80% chance of the storm hitting the mid-Atlantic islands.
Fire, clashes, one dead at crowded Greek migrant camp on Lesbos
A fire broke out on Sunday at a container inside a crowded refugee camp on the eastern Greek island of Lesbos close to Turkey and one person was killed, emergency services said.
Britain’s Prince Harry visits Malawi college
Britain’s Prince Harry began his first official visit to Malawi on Sunday, with wife Meghan joining him on a college visit via video call after she had met a group of female activists in Cape Town the previous day.
Supercars seized from Equatorial Guinea vice president net $27 million at auction
A collection of 25 supercars seized from Equatorial Guinea’s vice president as part of a Swiss money-laundering probe fetched nearly 27 million Swiss francs ($27 million) at an auction held by Bonhams on Sunday.
Duterte spokesman critical of U.S. senator’s comments on senator detention
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s spokesman on Sunday criticized a U.S. lawmaker for making a “baseless” accusation of abuse in the case of a detained critic of the Filipino leader.
Magnitude 7.2 quake strikes off coast of Chile; no tsunami threat
A shallow earthquake of magnitude 7.2 struck off Chile’s coast on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.
Protests flare in Lebanon over dire economic conditions
Protesters blocked roads across Lebanon on Sunday in demonstrations against deteriorating conditions in a country grappling with an economic and financial crisis.
Turkey says downs drone on Syria border
Turkish fighter jets have downed a drone that violated Turkey’s airspace from Syria six times, the defense ministry said on Sunday, adding that the drone’s nationality could not be immediately determined.
