Resignation

Instead of Patel resigning, the PM's advisor on ministerial standards quit.

Joseph Muscat has been accused of shieling close associates from the investigation into the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif stepped down on Monday, announcing his resignation on Instagram. "I am apologising to you for all the shortcomings...in the past years during my time as foreign minister ... I thank the Iranian nation and officials," he wrote.

Prime Minister Kvirikashvili resigns over "different points of view" with ruling party and amidst a month of anti-government protests.