Polish president with narrow lead in run-off: exit poll

Right wing populist and Trump ally Andrzej Duda led by a narrow margin against his europhile challenger in Poland's presidential election, an exit poll indicated early on Monday.

Turkey lifts veto on NATO defence plan for Poland, Baltics The NATO Western military alliance on Tuesday approved a new defence plan for Poland and the Baltic states after the allies reached a compromise with Turkey which had been vetoing it, officials said.

Polish president, liberal rival face tight run-off Polish President Andrzej Duda is set for a tight run-off against Warsaw's liberal mayor next month after Sunday's inconclusive first-round vote, leaving the fate of the populist right-wing government in the balance.

Việt Nam marks 66 days without community transmission

No new COVID-19 cases were reported in Việt Nam over the weekend, making Sunday the 66th straight day without community transmission in the country, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

Việt Nam reports seven new imported cases on Friday evening1

Việt Nam recorded seven more cases of COVID-19, all imported, on Friday evening, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 349.

Việt Nam receives first batch of imported live pigs from Thailand The first batch of 500 live pigs from Thailand arrived at Lao Bảo border gate in Quảng Trị province on June 17, after a decline in hog prices in Việt Nam.

'Seal the deal': Flick urges Bayern to secure title Bayern Munich coach Hansi Flick wants his side to "seal the deal" and wrap up an eighth consecutive Bundesliga title on Tuesday with victory at relegation-threatened Werder Bremen.

Rising Star international music festival takes place online The Rising Star International Arts Festival (RSIAF) 2020 – a music festival for children – has started this month in the form of an online contest, according to the organisers.

Việt Nam begins to import live pigs from Thailand The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has permitted the import of live pigs from Thailand for farming and slaughter from today.

Merkel, Macron urge EU to prepare for next pandemic France, Germany and four other EU countries on Tuesday urged the European Union to take a greater role in preparing for any future pandemic, conceding that coronavirus responses had fallen short.