Ukraine's ousted defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov - whose sacking last month prompted rare wartime protests - on Friday said he had accepted a job working as an advisor to Italy's defence minister.

European monarchs and world leaders paid to Norway's King Harald, after the royal palace announced his death aged 89.

Icelanders began voting Saturday in a referendum on whether to resume membership negotiations with the European Union, in a tight race that will be closely watched in Brussels.

With Italy preparing to go back to work, politicians will be turning their attention to the challenges ahead - and there are some big ones waiting when parliament reopens.

Italy is now embracing widespread AC use, despite the cost - and it's too hot to argue about whether it's the right thing to do.