South African home affairs minister says he was blackmailed over sex video
South African Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba said on Sunday he had faced blackmail threats over a private sex video that was leaked after his phone was hacked when he was finance minister.
Far-right Bolsonaro confident of victory as Brazilians vote in divisive election
Brazilians voted on Sunday in the most polarized election in decades as anger over corruption and crime were expected to carry Jair Bolsonaro to the presidency, marking a dramatic swing to the right in the world’s fourth-largest democracy.
Fresh blow to Merkel coalition as parties lose support in German state vote
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives and their Social Democrat (SPD) coalition allies in Berlin both haemorrhaged support in a regional election in the western state of Hesse on Sunday, dealing a fresh blow to the fragile national government.
German SPD plans new roadmap to judge whether to stay in government
Germany’s center-left Social Democrats (SPD), hurt in a regional election in Hesse on Sunday, are planning a new roadmap for their national government with conservative Chancellor Angela Merkel, party leader Andrea Nahles said.
Exit polls contradictory in Georgia presidential vote
The French-born ruling party candidate in ex-Soviet Georgia’s presidential election said on Sunday she was “cautiously pleased” after exit polls painted contradictory pictures of the outcome of the vote.
New U.S.-bound group of migrants leaves in San Salvador
A new group of migrants gathered and left from the capital of El Salvador on Sunday, headed for the United States after thousands of other Central Americans began similar journeys in recent weeks, angering U.S. President Donald Trump.
Italy’s League blocks Muslims from buying and converting chapel
Italy’s far-right League party intervened on Sunday to block efforts by a Muslim association to turn a former hospital chapel into a mosque.
With border open, Jordanians visit Syria for first time in years
Jordanians are flocking to the Syrian capital Damascus for the first time in years for tourism and trade after the reopening of a border crossing that had been closed through years of war.
Leicester City owner and four others were on helicopter that crashed: source
Leicester City soccer club owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, a Thai tycoon, was among five people on board a helicopter that crashed and then exploded after a Premier League match on Saturday, a source close to the club said.
The Thai charmer who made a fortune and won soccer’s biggest league
Beer, pies and Buddhist prayers helped endear Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha to Leicester City fans even before the team owned by the Thai duty free billionaire became the Premier League’s most unlikely champions.
