German SPD suffers state vote rout in jolt to Merkel coalition
Germany’s Social Democrats bled support in the state of Bremen on Sunday, failing to win most votes for the first time since 1946 in a major blow that could hasten the end of their national coalition with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives.
Kurz’s party far ahead in Austrian EU vote, projection shows
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz’s party came a clear first in European elections, the country’s main projection showed on Sunday, strengthening his hand on the eve of a no-confidence motion against him in parliament.
Greek opposition Conservatives in lead in exit poll for EU vote
The Greek opposition New Democracy conservative party held a lead over ruling leftist Syriza in European Parliament elections on Sunday, a joint exit poll by five private TV stations showed.
Saudi intercepts drone launched by Yemen’s Houthis towards Jizan: state media
Saudi Arabia’s air defence forces intercepted a drone armed with explosives which had been launched by Yemen’s Houthis and aimed at an airport in the south of the kingdom, state news agency SPA said on Sunday.
Algerian prosecutor refers former PMs to supreme court over alleged corruption: state TV
An Algerian prosecutor has asked the supreme court to investigate two former prime ministers and eight former ministers for alleged corruption, state television reported on Sunday, citing a statement from the prosecution.
Netanyahu struggles to form government amid talk of new election
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu embarked on Sunday on what he termed a “final effort” to break a deadlock on forming a governing coalition ahead of a Wednesday deadline for a deal.
Highlights: Europe votes for EU parliament
Following are predictions of the European Parliament election results based on exit polls and some official results. Over 400 million people can vote in 28 countries, seven of which held ballots between Thursday and Saturday, with the remainder voting …
Turnout in France up 8 percentage points to 43% compared to 2014
Turnout for the European Parliament elections in France stood at 43.29% at 1700 local time (1500 GMT), the Interior Ministry said on Sunday, significantly above the level seen at the same time during the 2014 vote.
Belgian far right shows strong early gains in national election
Far-right Flemish separatist party Vlaams Belang looked on course for major gains in an election on Sunday for the Belgian national parliament.
Hong Kong protestors demand China be held to account for 1989 Tiananmen crackdown
Thousands of protesters marched through central Hong Kong on Sunday as part of annual demonstrations demanding that China be held accountable for its democracy crackdown in and around Tiananmen Square three decades ago.
