ROMANIA: Romanian President Klaus Iohannis announced his resignation yesterday following mounting pressure from populist opposition groups, two months after a top court annulled a presidential election in the country. 

Mr Iohannis has held the presidential role since 2014 and served the maximum of two five-year terms. But his presidency was extended in December after the Constitutional Court cancelled the presidential race two days before the December 8 run-off. 

TUNISIA: A Tunisian man went on trial in France yesterday on terrorism charges over the killing of three people in a basilica in the French city of Nice in 2020, one of multiple attacks that year linked to Islamic extremism.

The assailant, who was shot and seriously wounded by police, says he remembers nothing. Brahim Aouissaoui was the only person in the dock as the trial opened, with no accomplices or sponsors identified.

NORTHERN IRELAND: A new report from Ulster University’s Economic Policy Centre said yesterday that Northern Ireland needs more than 5,000 additional workers a year in order to grow the economy.

The report says the six counties have a shortage of 5,440 workers a year which, if not addressed, is likely to be a major drag on economic growth.

CHILE: Chilean authorities on Sunday issued two evacuation alerts for the southern region of La Araucania as wildfires raged. At least one person has died.

The country’s government said the move aims to protect more than 860,000 people.

Chile’s government ordered the evacuation in regions of imminent risk, urging residents to leave their homes and seek refuge in safe areas. It did not provide figures on damage or the number of evacuees.