Bolivia’s Morales cornered into calling new elections as pressure builds
Bolivian President Evo Morales agreed on Sunday to hold new presidential elections after an audit of the disputed October vote called for it to be annulled, while pressure mounted on the leftist leader to step down from opposition groups and unions.
Spanish voter turnout at 56.8% at 6 p.m., down from April election
Turnout in Spain’s repeat parliamentary election stood at 56.8% at 6 p.m. (1700 GMT) on Sunday, according to the Interior Ministry, a drop from the 60.7% recorded at the same time during the previous election in April.
For U.S. diplomats, public impeachment hearings could be catharsis and maybe a circus
On the first day of November, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sent an internal email to thousands of State Department staff that began: “As champions of American diplomacy, we are in the truth-telling business.”
Austria’s Greens open door to coalition talks with Kurz’s conservatives
Austria’s Greens said on Sunday they are willing to enter formal coalition talks with former Chancellor Sebastian Kurz’s conservative party, opening the door to negotiations that could bring them into national government for the first time.
Violence spreads across Hong Kong’s New Territories in 24th weekend of unrest
Police fired tear gas and water cannon to break up rallies as activists blocked roads and trashed shopping malls across Hong Kong’s New Territories and Kowloon peninsula on Sunday during the 24th straight weekend of anti-government unrest.
Bolivia’s Morales cornered into calling new elections; rivals demand he resign
Bolivian President Evo Morales agreed on Sunday to hold new presidential elections at the recommendation of the Organization of American States (OAS), but opposition figures called on him to give up his candidacy and resign.
German coalition parties avert government crisis with pension deal
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives and the center-left Social Democrats (SPD) on Sunday broke a deadlock over a higher basic pension for low-income workers, an impasse which had threatened the future of their governing coalition.
Bolivian protest leader calls on Morales to resign
Bolivian protest leader Luis Fernando Camacho on Sunday called on President Evo Morales to resign after the Organization of American States (OAS) could not verify the leftist leader’s victory in the disputed Oct. 20 election.
Blast in Iraq injures five Italian soldiers -army
An explosion in Iraq has injured five Italian soldiers, three of them seriously, the Italian military said on Sunday.
Afghan poll results may be delayed again as candidates spar over recount: officials
The result of the Afghan presidential election may be further delayed, two officials said, after the main challenger to incumbent Ashraf Ghani said on Sunday he would not agree to the addition of hundreds of thousands of what he called suspicious votes…
