After establishing Kingpin as the villain to beat in Season 2, Darevil heats up its second season with the arrival of two more anti-heroes: the Punisher and Elektra. Showrunners also tease that season 2 will be a prelude to a the Defenders, the new team-up in Netflix's Marvel Cinematic Universe.
European Union diplomats are discussing proposals to post sanctions, such as travel bans and the freezing of assets, against rival Libyan leaders who want to block the attempts at forming a new unity government. The urgency spills from Euroepan fears of the Libyan unrest streaming over into their side of the Mediterranean, as well as concerns that Libya is becoming a base of ISIS terrorists aiming to destabilize Europe.
Russia and Germany have been exchanging irked sentiments over the alleged rape case of a 13-year-old girl in Berlin. Russia is hinting the possibility that Germany is trying to keep the accusations its details under wraps.
The UK government loses a high-profile case with the bedrom tax law. Three judges from the court of appeals ruled that this is discriminating and unlawful.
