Hong Kong police chief calls for peaceful weekend protest
Hong Kong’s police chief urged people to demonstrate peacefully on Sunday, when organizers expect a large turnout for a pro-democracy march intended to show the movement still has strong momentum.
French unions call for new day of action on December 10
French unions have called for a new day of strikes and demonstrations against the government’s pension reform plans on Tuesday, Dec. 10, a representative of CGT union said on Friday.
Why many Indians cheered police for killing gang rape accused
Many Indians took to social media on Friday to applaud the police killings of four men accused in the gang rape and murder of a 27-year-old veterinarian in the southern city of Hyderabad.
France to convene meeting to mobilize support for Lebanon-sources
France plans to convene a meeting of an international support group for Lebanon on Dec. 11 to mobilize assistance for the country as it grapples with an acute economic crisis, a Lebanese government official said on Friday.
France rejects U.S. proposal on international tax reform
France rejects a U.S. idea for companies to opt out of a proposed international tax reform, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Friday, urging Washington to negotiate in good faith.
Statistics on rape in India and some well-known cases
Indian police shot dead four men on Friday who were suspected of raping and killing a 27-year-old veterinarian in the city of Hyderabad, a police official told Reuters, drawing applause from her family and citizens outraged over crimes against women.
Russia frees anti-Kremlin student protester after opposition outcry
A Russian court unexpectedly freed a prominent student protester on Friday after handing him a three-year suspended jail sentence on extremism charges in a case that has sparked an outcry among the Kremlin’s critics.
UK’s Labour leader says leaked report exposes PM Johnson’s Brexit ‘fraud’
British opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said on Friday he had a confidential government report which showed there would be customs checks between Northern Ireland and mainland Britain under a Brexit deal negotiated by Prime Minister Boris Johns…
Taiwan’s main opposition party says struggling to pay salaries
Taiwan’s main opposition party the Kuomintang said on Friday it is struggling to pay staff a month away from presidential and parliamentary elections, due to an asset freeze previously put in place by the government investigating ill-gotten gains.
Greece to expel Libyan ambassador over Turkey-Libya accord
Greece said on Friday it was expelling the Libyan ambassador, angered by an accord between Libya and Turkey signed on Nov. 27 that maps out a sea boundary between the two countries close to the Greek island of Crete.
