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.
Scuffles break out in Paris as pensions protesters, ‘yellow vests’ march
Protesters marching against the French government’s planned pension reform clashed with the police in Paris on Saturday as police fired tear gas to disperse some groups of demonstrators.
Italian PM Conte names new ministers, sets policy agenda for 2020
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte named two new ministers on Saturday to replace his education minister who resigned this week and outlined an ambitious agenda for next year including reform of the justice system and state bureaucracy.
UK honors recipients’ addresses accidentally leaked online: BBC
The British government accidentally published online the home and work addresses of more than 1,000 New Year’s Honors recipients including singer Sir Elton John, the BBC reported on Saturday.
Iraqi protesters shut down southern Nassiriya oilfield
Protesters broke into Iraq’s southern Nassiriya oilfield on Saturday and forced employees to cut off electricity from its control station, taking the field offline until further notice, a security source and two oil sources said.
Britain’s Harry and Meghan file for Sussex Royal trade mark
Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have filed to register the name of their charitable foundation, Sussex Royal, as a trade mark, according to a document published on the Intellectual Property Office’s website.
Truck bomb kills at least 90 in Mogadishu: international organization
At least 90 people were killed when a bomb-laden truck exploded at a busy checkpoint in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Saturday, an international organization working in the country said, in the deadliest attack in more than two years.
Algeria names new prime minister
Algeria’s President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Saturday named a university professor and former diplomat as prime minister as he builds a new government to handle political unrest and a looming economic challenge.
Riyadh signs deal with Raytheon Saudi Arabia to localize Patriot maintenance
Saudi Arabia signed a deal with the local unit of U.S. weapons maker Raytheon on Saturday to localize maintenance of its Patriot missile defense system, as part of efforts to boost Saudi’s defense industries and its broader economy.
