Sudanese forces storm protest camp, nine people dead: medics
Security forces stormed a protest camp in the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Monday morning and at least nine people were reported killed in the worst violence since the overthrow of President Omar al-Bashir in April.
Factbox: Timeline of possible EU disciplinary procedure over Italy’s debt
The European Commission may say on Wednesday that Italy is breaching European Union rules over its growing public debt, starting a process that could lead to financial sanctions and stricter oversight of the country’s fiscal policy.
South Korean divers launch operation to recover missing in Hungary boat accident
South Korean divers in Hungary prepared on Monday for an attempt to reach the wreck of a pleasure boat which had been carrying mostly South Korean tourists when it sank in the Danube last week, killing at least seven people.
Boris Johnson launches leadership bid: We leave EU on October 31 deal or no deal
Boris Johnson, the frontrunner to be Britain’s next prime minister, promised on Monday to lead the country out of the European Union on Oct. 31 with or without an exit deal, launching his leadership bid in a campaign video.
A job nobody wants: Germany’s Social Democrats seek a leader
Germany’s troubled Social Democrats (SPD) on Monday discussed appointing three caretaker leaders after Andrea Nahles quit, with members appalled by plummeting popularity agitating for the party to leave Chancellor Angela Merkel’s scrappy coalition.
Germany’s SPD proposes three caretakers to lead party
Senior figures in Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) have proposed that three members serve as caretakers of the beleaguered party after chief Andrea resigned, sources said on Monday.
Britain’s Boris Johnson launches leadership bid with Brexit rallying cry
British lawmaker Boris Johnson launched his bid to replace outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday, saying Brexit had to be delivered on Oct. 31 with or without an exit deal.
World’s 15 hottest places are in India, Pakistan as pre-monsoon heat builds
India warned of severe heat in northern and central areas on Monday, following similar extreme weather on Sunday.
Donald Trump wades into UK’s Brexit crisis as he arrives for state visit
U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Britain on Monday for a state visit, with his interventions on Brexit, outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May’s successor and a row over China’s Huawei set to overshadow the pomp and a banquet with Queen Elizabeth.
Exclusive: U.N. bid to curb North Korean missile tests, revive air traffic, delayed amid U.S. concerns – sources
A U.N. agency’s bid to curb North Korea’s missile program with an airspace safety audit and at the same time revive its air traffic has been delayed amid U.S. concerns that it may breach U.N. sanctions, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
