Bolivia AG orders investigation into members of electoral tribunal after OAS report
Bolivia’s attorney general’s office said on Sunday that it had ordered an investigation into the members of the electoral tribunal after the Organization of American States (OAS) found serious irregularities in the Oct. 20 vote.
Blast in northern Iraq injures five Italian soldiers: army
An explosive device was detonated in northern Iraq on Sunday as a vehicle carrying Italian special forces drove nearby, injuring five soldiers, three of them seriously, the Italian military said on Sunday.
Thousands march in Paris against Islamophobia after attack
Thousands marched through Paris on Sunday in an anti-Islamophobia demonstration that has divided France’s political class.
Iraqi forces fire tear gas injuring 22 in Baghdad: sources
Security forces fired tear gas at anti-government protesters in Baghdad on Sunday injuring at least 22 people, police and medical sources said, a day after they pushed demonstrations back toward one main square in the Iraqi capital.
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.
