Italy’s Salvini says China cannot be in control of sensitive data
Italians must retain control of sensitive data, such as their personal finances or health conditions, and prevent an undemocratic country like China from gaining access, Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini said on Monday.
As U.S.-Iran tension simmers, rocket fired near Iraq’s U.S. Embassy
A rocket was fired into the Iraqi capital Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone, which houses government buildings and diplomatic missions, on Sunday night, falling near the U.S. Embassy but causing no casualties, the Iraqi military said.
Austria’s Kurz seeks to oust far-right interior minister before snap vote
Austria’s two ruling parties faced off on Monday over whether their lame-duck government could even limp along until a snap election, with Chancellor Sebastian Kurz’s conservatives demanding the far-right interior minister’s head.
New Ukraine President Zelenskiy dissolves parliament
Ukraine’s new President Volodymyr Zelenskiy took the oath of office on Monday and immediately announced he was dissolving parliament and calling a snap election, aiming to win seats in a legislature still dominated by loyalists of his predecessor.
In coal we trust: Australian voters back PM Morrison’s faith in fossil fuel
Australia’s re-elected Prime Minister Scott Morrison once brandished a lump of coal in parliament, crying, “This is coal – don’t be afraid!” His surprise win in what some dubbed the ‘climate election’ may have stunned the country, but voters should kno…
India’s BJP preparing for return to power after surprise exit polls: sources
India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is preparing to meet coalition partners to discuss a new government, two BJP sources said on Monday, after exit polls predicted a better-than-expected result for it in a general election.
Qatar not invited to emergency Arab summits in Saudi Arabia: official
Qatar has not received an invitation to two summits, a foreign ministry official said on Monday, in apparent reference to emergency meetings of Gulf and Arab leaders in Saudi Arabia earmarked for this month after attacks on Saudi oil assets.
Ex-Trump aide Bannon praises Marine Le Pen’s campaign
Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon on Monday praised French far-right politician Marine Le Pen’s political recovery but said he was in France as an observer of the European elections rather than actively playing a role in Le Pen’s campaign.
‘Quiet Australians’ are the latest to upset election forecasters’ expectations
The group responsible for Australia’s top opinion poll and an industry body for market research will review their methods to uncover how pollsters came to wrongly predict a victory for the opposition in the general election, they said on Monday.
Swedish prosecutor requests Assange’s detention over rape allegation
The Swedish prosecutor heading an investigation into a rape allegation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange filed a request with a local court on Monday for him to be detained in absentia.
