BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri expects a new coalition government to be formed within a month because nobody has an interest in a delay, the newspaper al-Mustaqbal reported on Monday. Source: Reuters World News
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A Brexit deal that would give Northern Ireland a competitive advantage over the rest of Britain would raise real issues for Scotland, which also wants to keep access to the EU single market, Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Monday. Source: Reuters World News
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia plans to drop its plans for a high-speed rail link between its capital, Kuala Lumpur, and Singapore, and will talk with its southern neighbor about the pact to build it, its prime minister said in an interview published on Monday. Source: Reuters World News
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's Ciudadanos party upped the pressure on Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Monday, intensifying calls for snap elections after a proposed no-confidence motion roiled markets last week. Source: Reuters World News
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia headed for its most divisive presidential race in decades after rightwinger Ivan Duque won Sunday's first-round vote, triggering a runoff with leftist Gustavo Petro that could upset a historic peace deal or derail business friendly reforms. Source: Reuters World News
Volleyballer Angelique Adeline, of the Praslin Girls team, won the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award and also the Best Attacker award in the African Zone 7 competition held in Seychelles earlier this year. Adeline, 24, comes from Anse Kerlan on Praslin, the second-most populated island, but is working on the main island of Mahe. SNA [...]
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's president is expected to ask a former International Monetary Fund official on Monday to head a stopgap government amidst political and constitutional turmoil, with early elections looking inevitable. Source: Reuters World News
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan authorities have arrested the head of the National Youth Service as part of an investigation into a theft of nearly $100 million, media reported said on Monday, and the head of criminal investigations said 17 people were in custody. Source: Reuters World News
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan on Monday appointed former chief justice Nasir Ul Mulk as interim prime minister until general elections are held on July 25, premier Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said. Source: Reuters World News
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's President Moon Jae-in said on Monday there could be more impromptu talks and summits with North Korea's Kim Jong Un, as U.S. officials prepare for a historic meeting between President Donald Trump and Kim. Source: Reuters World News