A Swede who had been held hostage by Al-Qaeda in Mali since 2011 has been freed, the Swedish government said Monday, but the fate of a fellow hostage from South Africa remains unknown.

Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II, today delivered a speech at the House of Commons outlining agenda for the Government and setting priorities in preparation for BREXIT and other concerns. Delivering the speech marks the official commencement of parliamentary proceedings which shall set the agenda and is expected to be passed by both houses of parliament within the course of the year.

Talks to severe UK'S relationship with the EU begun in Brussels, Monday, with lead negotiators, David Davis and Michel Barnier, representing the UK and the European commission respectively.

The twenty-seven EU member states that will remain after Britain’s exit from the bloc, on Tuesday, during its Ministerial meeting, discussed a possible process for relocating two London-based EU agencies.

France voted a record number of women into parliament, election results showed on Monday, after President Emmanuel Macron’s victorious Republic on the Move (LREM) party fielded a gender-balanced candidate list.

At least a total of 58 people are likely dead or missing, presumed dead, in the awake of the fire which engulfed the London Grenfell Tower block earlier this week. The Metropolitan Police Commander, Stuart Cundy said the force knows 58 people were in the tower block on the night of the disaster, the police said today.