Austria’s Greens summon party meeting as coalition deal nears
Austria’s Greens, who are in coalition talks with conservatives led by Sebastian Kurz, on Saturday summoned a meeting of their party’s top decision-making body next week to sign off on a deal, indicating an agreement is close.
Ivory Coast presidential candidate Soro rejects coup allegations
Former Ivory Coast rebel leader Guillaume Soro dismissed an arrest warrant issued against him as baseless and said he would pursue his campaign as a presidential candidate from overseas, according to comments published in a French newspaper on Sunday.
Dutch anti-Islam lawmaker revives plan for Mohammad cartoon contest
Dutch anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders on Saturday said he had revived his plan to hold a contest for cartoons caricaturing the Prophet Mohammad, more than a year after canceling such an event out of fear for attacks in the Netherlands.
North Korea’s Kim holds ruling party’s plenary meeting before year-end deadline
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un convened a meeting of top ruling party officials on Saturday to discuss important policy matters ahead of the year-end deadline set by Kim for the United States, the state news agency said on Sunday.
Ivory Coast leader says Soro must face full force of the law
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara on Saturday said former rebel leader and presidential candidate Guillaume Soro was not above the law and would face justice for allegedly seeking to destabilize the country.
UK honours recipients’ addresses accidentally leaked online
The British government accidentally published online the addresses of the New Year’s Honours 2020 recipients, it said on Saturday.
From newlywed to widow on a deadly morning in Mogadishu
Her ears still ringing from the deafening sound of an explosion near her home in the Somali capital on Saturday morning, 18-year-old Qali Ibrahim frantically dialed her husband’s mobile phone. Minutes earlier he had left home, hammer and saw in hand, headed out for a day of construction work.
UK honors recipients’ addresses accidentally leaked online
The British government accidentally published online the addresses of the New Year’s Honors 2020 recipients, it said on Saturday.
Bolivia is not a Mexican colony, acting foreign minister Longaric tells El Pais
Mexico should stay out of Bolivian domestic affairs after the collapse last month of former leader Evo Morales’s Socialist government, Bolivia’s acting foreign minister Karen Longaric was quoted saying in an interview published on Saturday.
Iran summons Kuwait envoy in Tehran to protest about ‘anti-Iranian’ meeting: statement
Iran summoned Kuwait’s envoy in Tehran on Saturday to protest about Kuwaiti officials meeting a representative of a “terrorist group” and hosting an “anti-Iranian” meeting, Iran’s foreign ministry said in a statement on its website.
