Australia’s conservative government moves into election-winning position
Australia’s Liberal-led conservative government is in position to win the national election with more than half the votes counted on Saturday, media projected, though it is unclear whether it can govern with an outright majority.
Labor leader concedes cannot win Australian election
Australian opposition leader Bill Shorten said late on Saturday evening that the Labor Party would not be able to form government and he had called conservative Prime Minister Scott Morrison to congratulate him on the election result.
Two guards killed in suspected Islamic State attack outside Libyan oilfield
Two guards were killed and four others were kidnapped early on Saturday in a suspected Islamic State attack targeting Libya’s Zella oilfield, a security source said.
Argentina’s Cristina Fernandez to run as vice presidential candidate
Argentina’s Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner will run as a vice presidential candidate in elections later this year, a surprise move by the firebrand former leader who had been widely expected to be the main challenger to incumbent Mauricio Macri.
Iran dismisses possibility of conflict, says does not want war
Iran’s top diplomat dismissed the possibility of war erupting in the region at a time of escalating confrontation with the United States, saying Tehran did not want conflict and no country had the “illusion it can confront Iran”.
Bahrain asks its citizens to leave Iran, Iraq ‘immediately’
U.S.-allied Bahrain warned its citizens on Saturday against travel to Iraq and Iran and asked those already there to return “immediately” for their safety, state news agency BNA said.
Austrian far-right leader quits over video sting as coalition teeters
Austria’s vice chancellor and longtime far-right leader, Heinz-Christian Strache, said on Saturday he was stepping down over “catastrophic” video footage of him that threatened to bring down the right-wing coalition government.
Australia staring at election cliff-hanger as poll predictions fall flat
Australia’s two major political parties are locked in a tight contest with more than one-third of votes counted in the national election on Saturday, running counter to pre-election opinion polls that had predicted a change in government.
ABC TV: most likely election result is return of Australia government
Australia’s conservative coalition government looks like it would be returned to office in Saturday’s election, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation said, though it was unclear if it would hold an outright majority.
There will be no war as we don’t want war, and no one can confront Iran: Zarif
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Saturday he did not believe a war would break out in the region as Tehran did not want a conflict and no country had the “illusion it could confront Iran”, the state news agency IRNA reported.
