U.S. to reevaluate South Sudan ties after unity government deadline passes
The United States on Wednesday said it was “gravely disappointed” with South Sudan’s failure to form a unity government by a Nov. 12 deadline and would “reevaluate” its relationship with the African nation’s government.
Ukrainian lawmakers vote to lift ban on sale of farmland by 2020
Ukrainian lawmakers voted on Wednesday to remove a ban on the sale of farmland for the first time in nearly two decades, a move supported by the country’s foreign backers that risks a political backlash.
Brexit Party’s Farage says will stand down no more candidates
Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage said he would stand down no more candidates beyond the 317 Conservative seats his party has already withdrawn from.
PM Johnson will pledge to get Britain out of Brexit rut
Prime Minister Boris Johnson will promise on Wednesday to get Britain out of its Brexit “rut” if he wins a Dec. 12 election, saying the world is baffled by why the country is so “hesitant about its future.”
Bolsonaro and Xi cheer strong and growing Brazil-China relations
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday praised strong bilateral relations between their countries and signaled a desire to expand two-way trade in a brief public ceremony in Brasilia.
UK Labour’s Corbyn: IS leader Baghdadi better captured alive
It would have been the right thing to do to capture Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi alive if it had been possible, the leader of Britain’s opposition Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, said on Wednesday.
Sweden detains Iranian on suspicion of murder in Iran in 1988
A 58-year-old Iranian citizen has been arrested in Sweden on suspicion of murder in Iran in 1988, prosecutors said on Wednesday, and national news agency TT said the case involved killings of political prisoners.
Spain opens door to 31 exhumations in the Valley of the Fallen mausoleum
Spanish authorities said on Wednesday they would endeavor to exhume some of the thousands of civil war victims in the Valley of the Fallen, weeks after the remains of dictator Francisco Franco were ferried out of the mausoleum by helicopter.
Lebanon bank staff strike to continue on Thursday: union head
Lebanon’s union of bank employees said its members would continue to strike on Thursday, extending industrial action that has shut banks across the country this week.
Brazil says Bolsonaro unaware of planned ‘invasion’ of Venezuela embassy
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was not aware of plans by supporters of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido for an “invasion” of the country’s embassy in Brasilia, security advisors to Bolsonaro said on Wednesday.
