Sarah Rainsford Eastern Europe correspondent EPA Imagine having a president called Nicky. That’s what Romanians just voted for: a softly-spoken, slightly geeky mathematician who everyone refers to by his first name, Nicusor – or Nicky. On Monday, hours after claiming victory in the elections, the new president picked up his daughter from school as usual. … Read more
Ben Chu, Tom Edgington and Tamara Kovacevic BBC Verify Getty Images A deal to “reset” relations between the UK and the EU following Brexit has been agreed at a summit in London. The agreement covers a range of issues, including defence, fishing, the trade in food products and the ability of young people to move … Read more
Becky Morton Political reporter Alamy The UK is hoping an agreement on e-gates will avoid lengthy queues for British travellers at EU airports The UK and the European Union have agreed to a major new deal covering areas including trade, defence, fishing and energy. However, negotiations are still taking place on a number of key … Read more
The Spanish prime minister has called for Israel to be banned from the Eurovision Song Contest over its military action in Gaza. Pedro Sánchez noted Russia has been banned from the contest since 2022 following its invasion of Ukraine, and said there should not be “double standards”. Israel came second in the contest’s grand final … Read more
“We’re turning a page,” EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday after the bloc’s first summit with the UK since Brexit. “We’re opening a new chapter.” It is not the first page that has been turned in the post-Brexit period, but it is the most significant. The two sides have now struck a … Read more
The boss of one of the UK’s biggest supermarket chains the UK-EU trade deal will reduce pressure on prices. The deal signed on Monday sets out post-Brexit relations on areas including fishing rights, farming exports, trade, travel, and defence. Major business groups called the agreement a “leap forward” which made “genuine progress”, while Morrisons’ chief … Read more
The United Nation’s top court has sided with Equatorial Guinea in a row with Gabon over three islands in potentially oil-rich waters. The two Central African countries have been arguing over the isles – Conga, Mbanié and Cocoteros – since the early 1970s. The islands are virtually uninhabited but are in a maritime zone thought … Read more
Severe storms in the Midwest and South killed more than two dozen people, with officials fearing the death toll could still rise. Kentucky was the hardest hit state as a devastating tornado damaged hundreds of homes and left many people homeless, according to the BBC’s US partner CBS News. Newlyweds Amerah and James Taylor lost … Read more
Kevin Sharkey BBC News NI Dublin reporter An Garda Síochána Michael Gaine, 56, has been missing for more than eight weeks Searches are continuing at an Irish farm where partial human remains were found. The discovery on Friday was made almost two months after County Kerry farmer, Michael Gaine, went missing. Police are continuing to … Read more
Lily Jamali Reporting fromSan Francisco, CA Reuters The DNA testing firm 23andMe says it has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals for $256m (£192m). It comes two months after the company filed for bankruptcy protection in the US. 23andMe said Regeneron had committed to comply with its privacy policies as part … Read more