Portuguese parliament passes government legislative program
Portugal’s parliament passed a four-year legislative program proposed by the government, giving Prime Minister Antonio Costa authority to govern in his second term.
Bolivia election audit begins after street clashes turn deadly
Bolivia was set to start a politically charged review of the recent presidential election on Thursday, as the country contended with protests and street clashes that have left at least two dead and others injured.
Exclusive: Don’t build Berlin-style wall between Russia and West – Gorbachev
Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader, has warned against building a new physical or invisible wall between Russia and the West, 30 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Hezbollah targets drone in south Lebanon: Al-Manar TV
Lebanon’s Hezbollah targeted a drone over the country’s south with “appropriate weapons” forcing it to leave Lebanese airspace on Thursday, al-Manar TV reported, citing a statement from the Iran-backed movement.
As Delhi breathes season’s worst air, cricketers hit the nets under smoggy skies
Authorities handed out free face masks to New Delhi residents on Thursday as filthy air polluted by rural crop fires and urban traffic and factories reached dangerous new levels in the Indian capital.
‘We’re fed up’: never-ending Brexit wears thin in French port city
Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised to take Britain out of the European Union “do or die” on Oct. 31, even if that meant risking chaos at the borders.
Hong Kong anti-government protesters gatecrash Halloween
Hong Kong police fired tear gas to break up anti-government protests in the central Kowloon district on Thursday, as masked demonstrators gatecrashed fancy-dress Halloween festivities in a party street on the other side of the harbor.
EU Commission head Juncker to undergo aneurysm surgery on Nov 11
Jean-Claude Juncker, the outgoing head of the European Union’s executive Commission, is to undergo aneurysm surgery on Nov 11, the Commission said on Thursday.
Hezbollah: Hariri resignation wastes time needed for reform in Lebanon
Hezbollah’s parliamentary bloc said on Thursday the resignation of Saad al-Hariri as prime minister would waste time available to enact reforms which are widely seen as necessary to steer Lebanon out of an economic crisis.
Poland, Hungary broke EU laws by refusing to host migrants: court adviser
Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic broke the law by refusing to take in asylum seekers coming to the European Union during the chaotic summer of 2015, an advisory body to the bloc’s highest court said on Thursday.
