World

German SPD edges ahead of conservatives in vote to decide Merkel successor

Germany's Social Democrats came first by a narrow margin in Sunday's national election, projected results showed, putting them in pole position to lead a government for the first time since 2005 and to end 16 years of conservative-led rule under Angela Merkel.

Middle East

Erdogan: Turkey intends to buy more Russian defence systems

6:46 PM UTC

Americas

Mexico to resume voluntary flights for migrants who want to return to Haiti

7:18 PM UTC

China

Canada foreign minister says eyes wide open when it comes to normalizing China ties

7:52 PM UTC

Europe

Sudan protesters agree to resumption of South Sudanese oil exports

Sudan's government reached an agreement with tribal protesters on Sunday to allow the resumption of exports of landlocked South Sudan's crude oil via a terminal on the Red Sea, Sudanese officials said.

7:17 PM UTC

Middle East

Iran fails to fully honour agreement on monitoring equipment, IAEA says

6:43 PM UTC

Americas

Thousands of mostly Haitian migrants traverse Panama on way to United States

3:45 PM UTC

United Kingdom

BP says nearly a third of its UK fuel stations running on empty

8:27 PM UTC

Europe

Switzerland votes to make same-sex marriage legal by near two-thirds majority

5:13 PM UTC

Europe

German CDU's Laschet vows to try to build conservative-led government

5:16 PM UTC

Europe

Far-right AfD sees silver lining in weak result: Merkel is out

5:15 PM UTC

Middle East

Israeli troops kill five Hamas gunmen in West Bank raids: military

1:21 PM UTC

Asia Pacific

Taliban ask airlines to resume international flights to Afghanistan

10:50 AM UTC

Middle East

Russia escalates strikes in northwest Syria, Turkey sends reinforcements ahead of summit

Turkey sent reinforcements to the last rebel-held enclave in northwestern Syria as Russia stepped up air strikes there on Sunday, several sources said, three days before leaders Vladimir Putin and Tayyip Erdogan are due to meet for talks.

5:24 PM UTC

Asia Pacific