Hong Kong bars activist Joshua Wong from district poll
Hong Kong authorities disqualified prominent pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong on Tuesday from standing in upcoming district elections, a move likely to sow discord among anti-government demonstrators as an illegal Halloween march looms.
What will happen in Britain’s parliament on Tuesday?
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will on Tuesday make a new attempt to get lawmakers to approve an early national election to try to break the deadlock over Brexit.
Brexit election nears as UK opposition backs early poll
Britain was heading toward a December election on Tuesday after Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s bet on breaking the Brexit deadlock with an early vote gained support from opposition parties.
Ukraine military says troop disengagement has started in rebel east
Ukraine’s military confirmed on Tuesday that a disengagement of government and Russian-backed rebels started today at 12.00 local time (10.00 GMT) in Zolote, a town in the eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk.
Bolivian opposition candidate invited to participate in vote audit, government says
Bolivian opposition candidate Carlos Mesa is welcome to participate in an audit of votes cast in the country’s recent presidential election, Vice President Alvaro Garcia said on Tuesday.
Death toll in southern Philippines earthquake rises to seven
The death toll from a strong earthquake in the southern Philippines has risen to seven, disaster and police officials said on Tuesday, as aftershocks continued to jolt many parts of Mindanao.
Factbox: Five facts about next U.N. nuclear chief Rafael Grossi
Argentina’s candidate Rafael Grossi on Tuesday secured the necessary two-thirds in a vote by the International Atomic Energy Agency’s 35-nation Board of Governors to become its next director general, diplomats said.
Lebanon PM Hariri likely to resign Tuesday: senior official source
Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri will “most probably” announce his government’s resignation on Tuesday, a senior official source from outside Hariri’s bloc told Reuters.
UK Labour leader Corbyn says condition for early election support has been met
British opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn told his top team of policy advisers on Tuesday the party’s condition for supporting a new election had been met and “we will now launch the most ambitious and radical” election campaign.
Russian court denies U.S. investor Michael Calvey bail: Ifax
A Moscow court on Tuesday denied bail to U.S. investor Michael Calvey and ruled to keep him under house arrest facing charges of embezzlement until January, the Interfax news agency reported.
