- Associated Press
Croatia conservative leader Plenkovic appointed as prime minister-designate for third term
Croatian conservative leader Andrej Plenkovic was formally appointed prime minister-designate on Friday for a third consecutive term after he forged an alliance with an extreme right party following an inconclusive election. Plenkovic's ruling Croatian Democratic Union won the most votes at last month's parliamentary vote in the European Union nation, but not enough to stay in power on their own. The party this week agreed to form a coalition with far-right Homeland Movement for a parliamentary majority.
- The Telegraph
The real scandal behind Sadiq’s 20mph speed limits
Four more years of Sadiq Khan’s London – as voters have just chosen – means four more years of ideology before evidence. The Mayor’s “Vision Zero” plan commits the city to a series of policies ostensibly to eliminate every single traffic death and serious injury – a feat never achieved in any city on earth.
- Associated Press Finance
South Korea stresses need for fair treatment for Line chat app operator Naver
South Korea vowed Friday to protect its companies operating in other markets after Japanese regulators told LY Corp., which runs the popular chat app Line, to reduce its dependence on Naver, the Korean partner in the venture. The Japanese side instructed LY to improve its governance and rely less on Naver after the leak of more than 300,000 records, including information of Line users.
