King Charles III is set to meet the European Commission president on Monday as Britain and the EU work to finally reach an agreement on trade rules in Northern Ireland -- a thorny and sensitive issue that has fueled post-Brexit tensions in Europe and on the island of Ireland.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree to honor the American actor Steven Seagal with the state Order of Friendship.

US Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns said Monday that China will have to "be more honest about what happened three years ago in Wuhan with the origin of the Covid-19 crisis" if the US and China are going to be able to work together.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) sees the previous day's attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank as "actions of terror," an IDF official said Monday, as tensions in the region simmered after a weekend of violence.

Nigeria's third force candidate Peter Obi has won Lagos State, according to results announced from the state's collation center.