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Kosovo parliament elects Vjosa Osmani as new president

PRISTINA: Kosovo’s parliament has appointed a 38-year-old US-educated female law professor as the country’s new president, following an election in February. Vjosa Osmani took over as acting president of Kosovo last November when her predecessor, Hashim Thaci, resigned ahead of

UK parliament elects new Speaker for Brexit hot seat

LONDON: British lawmakers elected Labour’s Lindsay Hoyle as Speaker on Monday to take on the role of refereeing the next parliamentary installment of the protracted struggle over Brexit. In the three years since Britain voted to leave the European Union,