Paris conference sign of foreign concern for Lebanon: Berri
A Paris conference to mobilize support for Lebanon showed that the international community is more concerned about the country than some Lebanese, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said on Wednesday.
France’s moderate CFDT union says pension reform crossed red line
The head of France’s moderate CFDT union Laurent Berger said on Wednesday that the government pensions reform plan has crossed a “red line” with a proposal to incentivize people to delay their retirement.
Soldiers, prison guards to keep early retirement rights, says French PM
Soldiers, firefighters, prison guards and the police will be able to retire early under France’s planned pension overhaul, the prime minister said on Wednesday.
EU states block new rules on green finance classification
European Union states rejected on Wednesday a deal on a set of rules governing which financial products can be called “green” and “sustainable”, an EU official said, in a major setback for the bloc’s climate ambitions.
New climate pact is EU’s ‘man on the moon moment’: chief executive
The European Union’s executive wants to mobilize 100 billion euros worth of investment to help the bloc’s economies become more environmentally friendly, European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday.
Protests flare as India’s parliament set to vote on citizenship bill
India’s ruling Hindu nationalists pushed for final parliamentary approval on Wednesday for a law that critics say undermines the country’s secular constitution by granting citizenship to non-Muslim minorities from three neighboring countries.
Kenyan court grants bail to Nairobi governor charged with corruption
A Kenyan court granted bail on Wednesday to the Nairobi County governor charged with multi-million dollar corruption in one of the most high profile cases in the government’s anti-graft push.
Thai election panel wants opposition party dissolved over loans from leader
Thailand’s election panel asked the Constitutional Court on Wednesday to dissolve the opposition Future Forward Party, accusing it of infringing laws governing political parties by accepting multimillion-dollar loans from its leader.
At top U.N. court, Suu Kyi rejects charge of Rohingya genocide as ‘misleading’
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday rejected accusations of genocide committed against her country’s Muslim Rohingya minority as “incomplete and misleading”, and said the case should not be heard by the U.N.’s highest court.
Iran says it foiled ‘very big’ foreign cyber attack
Iran has foiled a major cyber attack on its infrastructure that was launched by a foreign government, the Iranian telecoms minister said on Wednesday, two months after reports of a U.S. cyber operation against the country.
