South Sudan’s Machar says won’t join unity government by Nov. 12 deadline
South Sudan’s main opposition leader called on Wednesday for a six-month extension to a deadline of Nov. 12 for forming a unity government, confirming the country’s peace process would not adhere to its original timeline.
Australia says to hold China accountable on human rights
Canberra will hold China to account on issues such as human rights, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne has said, insisting that staying quiet on sensitive issues is not in the national interest, in comments that drew a rebuke from China.
Mainlanders in Hong Kong worry as anti-China sentiment swells
As anti-government protests simmer in Hong Kong, some demonstrators are increasingly focusing their anger on mainland Chinese in the city, hurling abuse and, in some cases, beating them.
With little fanfare and no Franco, Spain’s Valley of the Fallen reopens
Visitors ranging from curious to nostalgic took in the new look of Spain’s Civil War shrine in the Valley of the Fallen, as it reopened on Tuesday five days after the government exhumed the remains of fascist dictator Francisco Franco from the mausoleu…
Dutch highways hit by major traffic jams in nitrogen pollution protest
Hundreds of kilometers of Dutch highways were clogged with traffic jams on Wednesday when construction workers drove trucks, diggers and cranes to a protest against moves to cut nitrogen pollution that could impact their jobs.
British PM Johnson gambles on a snap election to break Brexit deadlock
Britain will hold its first December election in almost a century after Prime Minister Boris Johnson finally won parliamentary approval for a gamble on a snap ballot that he hopes will break the deadlock over Brexit.
Lebanese army urges protesters to open roads after PM resignation
Lebanese soldiers and security officials urged protesters to open blocked roads on Wednesday so life could return to normal, after 13 days demonstrations paralyzed the country and forced the prime minister to resign.
China says lodges stern representations to Australia on human rights comments
China’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday that Beijing has lodged stern representations with Australia in response to Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne’s critical comments on China’s human rights record.
Yugoslavia’s brutalist relics fascinate the Instagram generation
Genex Tower is unmissable on the highway from Belgrade airport to the center of the city.
U.S. ambassador in Turkey summoned over House votes on sanctions, Armenia: Anadolu
The U.S. ambassador in Turkey was summoned on Wednesday after the House of Representatives voted to recognize mass killings of Armenians a century ago as genocide and called for sanctions over Turkey’s incursion in Syria, Anadolu news agency said.
