News Daily: Hunt's no-deal Brexit warning, and EU election fallout
Hunt warns against no-deal Brexit 'suicide'Contenders to be the UK's next prime minister are making their pitches to fellow Conservative members, a day after waking up to news of a disastrous European election performance. And after some candidates said the option of leaving the European Union without a deal must be retained, Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt suggests his party would be committing "political suicide" by actively pursuing this alternative through a general election. Writing in the Daily Telegraph, Mr Hunt says the strategy would have Labour's Jeremy Corbyn in No 10 by Christmas. ...
French police arrest four over Lyon bomb blast
French police have arrested four people over a package bomb explosion in the heart of the south-eastern city of Lyon last week that injured 13 people. ...
European elections: Long, Dodds and Anderson elected
Three women have been elected to represent Northern Ireland in the European Parliament. ...
EU elections 2019: Country-by-country guide
Voters from the 28 member states of the European Union have cast their ballot in what is the second biggest democratic exercise in the world. ...
Final voting under way in European elections
Voting is under way on the final day of elections for the European Parliament, with nationalists mounting a challenge to pro-EU parties. ...
Nepal explosions kill four in capital Kathmandu
At least four people died and seven others were injured in three explosions in the Nepali capital, Kathmandu, officials say. ...
Venezuelan prison clashes leave 29 inmates dead
At least 29 inmates have died after clashes broke out at a prison inside a Venezuelan police station, authorities have said. ...
South Africa's President Ramaphosa vows 'new era' at inauguration
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa vowed to bring about "hope and renewal" as he was inaugurated at a stadium in the capital Pretoria. ...
France Lyon: Police appeal after parcel bomb attack hurts 13
French police have made an appeal for information in their hunt for a man suspected of planting a parcel bomb in Lyon, which injured 13 people. ...
Stoke-on-Trent death: Two arrests after body found
Two women have been arrested after a body was found. ...
Theresa May to resign as prime minister
Theresa May has said she will quit as Conservative leader on 7 June, paving the way for a contest to decide a new prime minister. ...
India election 2019: Narendra Modi thanks voters for 'historic mandate'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has thanked the people of India for giving him a "historic mandate" of five more years in office, after a landslide victory in the general election. ...
European elections 2019: EU citizens turned away from UK polls
EU citizens living in the UK have told of their anger after they were unable to vote in the European elections. ...
Indonesia post-election protests leave six dead in Jakarta
Six people have been killed and 200 injured during mass rallies in Jakarta against the re-election of Indonesian President Joko Widodo. ...
Dublin shootings: Two men dead in gun attacks
Two men have been shot dead in separate incidents in County Dublin in less than 24 hours. ...
Indonesia election: Joko Widodo re-elected as president
Joko Widodo has been re-elected as Indonesia's president after last month's vote, beating former general Prabowo Subianto. ...
Volodymyr Zelensky: Comedian-president calls snap election
Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky announced a snap parliamentary election during his swearing-in as Ukraine's new president. ...
Ecuador hands over Julian Assange's belongings to US
Ecuador has begun giving the US some of Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange's possessions left behind following his stay in its London embassy. ...
Mali violence: Nigerian peacekeeper killed in Timbuktu
A Nigerian UN peacekeeper has been killed and another injured by unidentified assailants in Timbuktu, in northern Mali, the UN says. ...
Austria chancellor calls for snap election after corruption scandal
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has asked for a snap election after his Vice-Chancellor, Heinz-Christian Strache, resigned over a corruption scandal. ...