Arab leaders, long divided by regional rivalries, condemned on Sunday a U.S. decision to recognize Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights and said Middle East stability depended on creating an Palestinian state.

Turkey's main opposition party candidate took a narrow lead in the capital Ankara in Sunday's local elections, early results showed, with President Tayyip Erdogan's AK Party leading the race in Istanbul.

The first exit poll in Ukraine's presidential election showed comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy winning the first round with 30.4 percent of the vote, and incumbent President Petro Poroshenko coming in second place with 17.8 percent.

Turkey's main opposition mayoral candidate for the capital Ankara overtook the candidate of President Tayyip Erdogan's AK Party in local elections on Sunday, with 41.6 percent of ballots opened, broadcaster NTV said.

Volodymyr Zelenskiy played the president on TV - now exit polls have him winning the the first round.

Ali Haddad is a long-time backer of embattled President Bouteflika who is facing calls to step down.

Candidates from President Tayyip Erdogan's AK Party (AKP) were leading mayoral elections in Turkey's two main cities after about one quarter of ballots had been opened, broadcaster NTV said on Sunday.

Brazil opened a new trade mission to Israel in Jerusalem on Sunday, appearing to edge back from earlier signals it would follow the United States by moving its full embassy to the contested city.

Donald Trump's threat to shut the U.S. border if Mexico does not halt all illegal immigration has exposed the limitations of the new Mexican government's strategy of trying to appease the U.S. president as he gears up for re-election.

Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell says the proposed Post Bank would protect community banking.

Brazil said on Sunday it had a opened a new diplomatic office in Jerusalem that would serve as part of its embassy to Israel, which is located in Tel Aviv.

The Trump administration on Sunday doubled down on its threat to shut down the southern border with Mexico, a day after it cut aid to Central American countries which President Donald Trump blasted for deliberately sending migrants to the United States.

Highlights of the pontiff's weekend visit to the overwhelmingly Muslim country.

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Sunday that he welcomed efforts towards a peaceful and democratic transition in Algeria, where weeks of protests have pushed for President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to end his 20-year rule.

The BBC has the first broadcast interview with Hamza Parvez, an ex-police cadet turned extremist fighter.

Israel said on Sunday that Brazil had opened a "diplomatic office" in Jerusalem as Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro began a visit to the country.

Arab leaders, long divided by regional rivalries, condemned on Sunday a U.S. decision to recognize Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights and said Middle East stability depended on creating an Palestinian state.

Fashion magazine Vogue hit the newsstands in Greece on Sunday, relaunched after a seven-year absence as publishers bet that the country's economic recovery after a debt crisis will revive an appetite for glossy fashion and lifestyle prints.