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British voters head to the polls today to elect a new parliament and by extension the leader who will negotiate the Brexit deal: Conservative Prime Minister Theresa May or her Labour challenger Jeremy Corbyn. Who should supporters of a soft Brexit choose?

The IS has claimed responsibility for the attack on the parliament and Khomeini Mausoleum in Tehran on Wednesday. If the IS really was responsible this would be the first attack carried out by the Sunni terror organisation against the major Shiite power in the Middle East. The Iranian Revolutionary Guards have also blamed Saudi Arabia and the US for the bloodshed. How can further escalation of the conflict between Sunnis and Shiites be prevented?

Nato has a new member: Montenegro. The country's accession has drawn harsh criticism from Russia and is also a bone of contention in the country itself, which is home to many pro-Russian Serbs. For some commentators the decision reflects an outdated bloc mentality. For others, Montenegro was the natural choice for enlarging the Alliance.

The EU Commission wants to establish a defence fund into which all members pay, prompting member states to up their defence spending while making Europe less dependent on the US. Some commentators say such a move is long overdue while others see the Commission's plans as unrealistic.

With the takeover of Banco Popular the Spanish bank Santander has saved its former rival from collapse. New Eurozone regulations on bank resolution foreseeing investor participation were used for the first time in the bailout. Taxpayers were spared. Commentators see the move as a success.

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Advocate General Tanchev considers that it is incompatible with EU law to require a worker to take leave first before being able to establish whether he is entitled to be paid for it