Germany’s Social Democrats seek new leader, question coalition
Germany’s Social Democrats appointed three caretakers to run the party after leader Andrea Nahles resigned on Monday and SPD members, appalled by the party’s plunging popularity, called for ditching their loveless coalition with Chancellor Angela Merke…
Mexico hopes to reach migration deal with U.S. as tariffs loom
Mexico can reach an agreement with the United States to resolve a dispute over migration that prompted U.S. President Donald Trump to threaten punitive tariffs, Mexican officials said on Monday as diplomatic talks were set to begin in Washington.
Exit of French center-right leader bolsters Macron’s grip
France’s once-dominant center-right political party, Les Republicains, was in disarray on Monday after its leader quit, acknowledging his responsibility for the group’s poor performance in last week’s European elections.
Donald Trump welcomed to Buckingham Palace by Queen Elizabeth
Britain rolled out the royal red carpet for Donald Trump on Monday but the pomp, pageantry and banquet with Queen Elizabeth looked set to be overshadowed by the U.S. President’s views on Brexit, the UK’s next leader and a row over China’s Huawei.
Body found 100 km downstream after Hungary river disaster
A body was pulled from the Danube more than 100 km downstream from Budapest, officials said on Monday, the first apparent victim recovered since the night of a boat crash presumed to have killed 28 people.
‘We’re ready to welcome you’ NATO tells North Macedonia
NATO’s secretary-general commended North Macedonia on Monday for making the reforms necessary to join the transatlantic military alliance next year.
Toasting Trump, Queen Elizabeth lays out state banquet welcome
A four-course meal, more than 2,000 pieces of silver-gilt cutlery and a toast to the queen: Donald Trump enjoyed an opulent state banquet hosted by Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace on Monday.
Melania Trump and Britain’s Philip May to throw garden party in Downing Street
U.S. First Lady Melania Trump and Prime Minister Theresa May’s husband, Philip, will throw a garden party in Downing Street on Tuesday for staff and their children.
Body pulled from Danube river south of Budapest: Korean diplomat
Hungarian authorities have pulled a body from the Danube river more than 100 kilometers downriver from Budapest, the South Korean embassy’s Defense Attache Shun-Keun Song told reporters on Monday.
Indian air force plane with 13 on board missing near China border
An Indian air force aircraft with 13 people on board went missing on Monday in remote northeastern mountains bordering China, government officials said.
