A fierce political battle shaped up over the future of the US Supreme Court on Saturday, with Trump saying he would quickly name a successor to liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a move that would tip the court further to the right.

“The monarchy is no longer relevant to a younger generation” Spain Deputy PM Pablo Iglesias said He added that a financial scandal which rocked the royal family had presented an “historic moment” and time is right to push for a republic.

Republican U.S. Senator Susan Collins said the U.S. Senate should not fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court until after the Nov. 3 presidential election, and the winner of that race should pick the nominee.

An envelope addressed to the White House and intercepted by U.S. authorities contained a substance identified as ricin, a deadly poison that appeared to have been sent from Canada, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said

Tens of thousands protests in #Belarus  capital MinskDemonstrators holding red-and-white protest flags gathered for the "March for Justice" the latest in a series of mass protests held every weekend since a disputed re-election of President Alexander Lukashenko on August 9 #AFP 

From foe to friend: how Iran transformed post-war Iraq ties In the four decades since #Iran  and #Iraq  went to war, Tehran has turned enmity into influence, seeing its allies installed in Baghdad's halls of power and becoming its top trading partner

#Lebanon top Christian cleric took a swipe at leaders of the Shi’ite Muslim community on Sunday for making demands he said were blocking the formation of a new government and causing political paralysis in a nation in deep crisis.