MADRID (Reuters) - For Spanish Socialist Pedro Sanchez it has been a strange turn of events over the past two years, from losing the leadership of his party to becoming prime minister. Source: Reuters World News
MALE (Reuters) - The European Union and some Western nations on Friday urged the Maldives to hold a credible and transparent presidential poll after police executing a court order disrupted an opposition effort to pick a candidate for the September election. Source: Reuters World News
The Seychelles Tourism Board (STB) has launched its new destination website -- www.seychelles.travel. The website, which was launched on Tuesday, took 18 months to build and has a new design, look and feel, with a host of new features. ... Source: Seychelles News Agency
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Right-wing candidate Ivan Duque is holding onto his long-time lead over leftist Gustavo Petro, ahead of Colombia's presidential run-off on June 17, a poll published on Friday showed. Source: Reuters World News
MADRID (Reuters) - Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez took over as Spain's prime minister on Friday, after parliament toppled his predecessor Mariano Rajoy in a no-confidence vote triggered by a corruption scandal involving members of his center-right party. Source: Reuters World News
Italy's new new government is set to be sworn in Friday at Rome's Quirinal presidential palace after months of political turmoil -- and even by the colorful standards of Italian politics, it is made up of an unorthodox mix of characters. Source: Latest CNN News
BERLIN (Reuters) - The U.S. military has held preliminary discussions about moving a powerful missile defense system to Germany to boost European defenses, according to two sources familiar with the issue, a move that experts said could trigger fresh tensions with Moscow. Source: Reuters World News
WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) - Talks between the United States and North Korea are headed in the right direction, a top U.S. envoy said on Friday, ahead of a rare visit to the White House by a senior North Korean official. Source: Reuters World News
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SEOUL (Reuters) - The two Koreas agreed at a high-level meeting on Friday to hold talks this month on military issues and reunions of families divided by the 1950-53 Korean War, they said in a statement. Source: Reuters World News