India’s parliament approves citizenship law for non-Muslim minorities
India’s ruling Hindu nationalist government on Wednesday secured parliamentary approval for a controversial citizenship law that critics say undermines the country’s secular constitution, as protests against the law intensify in some parts of the count…
Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg is Time’s Person of the Year
Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old Swede who inspired millions of young people to take action against climate change, has been named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year for 2019.
Germany contradicts Russia over Georgian murdered in Berlin
Germany contradicted Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, saying it was not aware Russia had requested the extradition of a Georgian man who was murdered in Berlin in August.
Pompeo says U.S. wants to work with Russia on Libya, reminds Lavrov on arms embargo
The United States wants to work with Russia to end the conflict in Libya, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday, but he added that he reminded Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov a day ago of the arms embargo that is in place on the North…
Nobel-winning author Handke declared ‘persona non grata’ in Sarajevo
The Bosnian capital Sarajevo on Wednesday declared Nobel Prize-winning Austrian author Peter Handke “persona non grata” over his support for late Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic and denial of the 1995 genocide in the Bosnian town of Srebrenica.
EU trumpets Green Deal as its ‘man on the moon moment’
The European Union’s new executive launched a Green Deal policy package to tackle climate change on Wednesday, trumpeting it as the bloc’s “man on the moon moment” – but fossil fuel-reliant eastern European states looked set to stall the initiative.
Factbox: What is von der Leyen’s ‘European Green Deal’?
Ursula von der Leyen, the new president of the European Union’s executive Commission, laid out the details of her “European Green Deal” on Wednesday, coinciding with a U.N. summit on the climate.
UK PM Johnson heads for Brexit election win in tightening race
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson looks on course to win Thursday’s election though the race has tightened markedly and he can no longer be sure of a majority, according to opinion polls published on the eve of the vote.
Chile former interior minister to face censure vote in Congress over rights abuses
Chile’s Senate began to vote Wednesday on whether to strip a former interior minister of his right to hold public office over allegations he failed to prevent abuses by security forces during days of violent protests.
Italian police seize documents from SIAS offices over Savona bridge collapse
Italian tax police said on Wednesday they seized documents from units of motorway operator SIAS, following the collapse last month of a bridge after a massive landslide caused by heavy rains in the northwestern region of Liguria.
