Italian coastguard and navy ships rescued over 3,300 migrants in 26 separate operations in the Mediterranean over the weekend, Italian navy said on June 26.

The People's Party of caretaker Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy won Spain's general election on June 26 as it rose to 136 seats from 123 in December while all other parties fell or were stable, preliminary data with 90% of the vote counted showed.

Iraqi forces on June 26 recaptured the last district of Falluja held by Islamic State militants and the commander of the operation declared the battle over following a month of fighting.

The Scots do not think there should be a second independence referendum, a poll showed on June 26, days after Britain voted to leave the European Union despite strong Scottish support for remaining a member of the bloc.

Just days after voting to leave the European Union, more than 2.5 million Britons and UK residents had signed a petition calling for a second vote, forcing lawmakers to at least consider a debate on the issue.

Britain need not send a formal letter to the European Union to trigger a two-year countdown to its exit from the bloc, EU officials said, implying British Prime Minister David Cameron could start the process when he speaks at a summit on June 28. 

Russia and China sealed a raft of energy deals during President Vladimir Putin's visit to Beijing on June 25, strengthening economic ties while pledging to preserve the strategic balance of power among nations.

Billionaire investor George Soros on June 25 called for thorough reconstruction of the European Union in order to save it, even though he warned that Britain's vote to leave the bloc makes "disintegration of the EU practically irreversible."

European Union leaders are determined to keep the unity of the EU after Britain voted to leave the 28-nation bloc, the chairman of the leaders Donald Tusk said on June 24, noting the EU had been prepared for such an outcome.

US President Barack Obama on June 24 tried to limit the fallout from Britain's vote to leave the European Union, which threatens to harm the US economic recovery, derail his trade agenda and distract US allies from global security issues.