Lebanon’s most senior Christian cleric steps into crisis
Lebanon’s highest Christian authority called on Wednesday for a change in government to include qualified technocrats and urged the president to begin talks to address demands of demonstrators in the streets for a seventh day.
Lebanon’s banks to remain shut on Thursday: statement
Banks in Lebanon will remain closed on Thursday, the banking association said, as unprecedented protests gripped the country despite the government announcing emergency reforms.
Chile braces for more protests, strikes as Pinera’s pleas fall on deaf ears
Chile braced for more protests and a general strike by state workers on Wednesday, despite President Sebastian Pinera’s pleas for forgiveness and announcement of ambitious reforms to quell unrest that has rocked the country and led to at least 15 death…
Chile´s Codelco says maintaining production amid general strike
Chile’s state miner Codelco, the world’s top copper producer, said on Wednesday it had maintained production despite a general strike that had shut down its Andina copper mine amid protests that have rocked the South American nation in recent days.
Son of Brazil’s president gives up bid for ambassador in Washington
Brazilian lawmaker Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of President Jair Bolsonaro, said on Tuesday he will no longer pursue an appointment as the country’s ambassador in Washington after his father said publicly that the nomination was being reconsidered.
UK police discover 39 bodies in truck, arrest driver
British police found the bodies of 39 people inside a truck believed to have come from Bulgaria at an industrial estate near London on Wednesday, and said they had arrested the driver on suspicion of murder.
Brexit extension likely to be flexible: Irish foreign minister
Ireland’s foreign minister said he thinks Britain will be offered a flexible extension that could trigger Brexit well ahead of the new deadline but that the views of all EU member states were first needed.
Political outsider Saied sworn in as Tunisia’s president
Kais Saied, a political outsider and retired law professor, was sworn in as Tunisian president on Wednesday after he won a landslide victory in this month’s election.
Lebanon’s reforms could hit confidence in ability to service debt, says Moody’s
(This October 24 story corrects first paragraph to show Moody’s referring to debt monetization plan)
Former Lebanese PM Mikati denies illicit gains charges: advisor
Former Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati denied charges brought by a prosecutor involving illicit gains from subsidized housing loans, his communications adviser said on Wednesday, calling the case politically motivated.
