Mauritania opposition candidates challenge presidential election result
Three losing candidates in Mauritania’s presidential election lodged an appeal late on Tuesday alleging irregularities in the vote, won by the ruling party that has positioned itself as an ally of the West against Islamist militants.
‘Revenge porn’ victims could win anonymity in UK courts
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – People whose intimate images are shared online without their consent could win anonymity in British courts like other sexual abuse victims, under a government-backed review of “revenge porn” laws launched on Wednes…
Macron calls for ‘little gestures’ to defuse U.S.-Iran tensions
French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday said Iran and world powers including the United States needed to find a way back into talks that restore trust and defuse a dangerous escalation in tensions.
Some in India’s opposition see red over new orange cricket jerseys
Some opposition politicians on Wednesday slammed the Indian national cricket team’s new orange jerseys, accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s right-wing Hindu nationalist party of pushing its trademark saffron hue on the team.
Hong Kong activists urge G20 leaders to help ‘liberate’ city
Thousands of people in Hong Kong joined an evening protest and marched to major foreign consulates on Wednesday, urging leaders gathering for this week’s G20 summit to back their demand to scrap a much criticized extradition bill.
Suspected gas blast in Vienna causes partial building collapse
A suspected gas explosion tore through a building near Vienna’s city center on Wednesday, causing several floors to collapse and seriously injuring four people, emergency services said.
Saudi probe dodges who ordered Khashoggi murder: U.N. expert
The U.N. executions investigator said on Wednesday that leaders attending the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan, this weekend should press Saudi Arabia to take “full responsibility” for what she called the state murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Iran will not be burdened with preserving nuclear deal: Iran’s U.N. envoy
Iran’s United Nations envoy described his country’s nuclear deal with world powers as being in “critical condition” on Wednesday and warned “Iran alone cannot, shall not and will not take all of the burdens anymore to preserve” the 2015 agreement.
Canadian businesses have a message ahead of the election: We need foreign workers
Canadian unemployment is at an all-time low and businesses have a message for politicians ahead of October’s national election: We need foreign workers so do not make the campaign about keeping them out.
Pompeo says U.S. has done all it can to de-escalate Iran situation
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in an interview with local media in India on Wednesday that the United States had done everything it could to de-escalate tensions with Iran.
