‘Freedom is precious,’ Mexican president says of ‘El Chapo’ trial
The conviction of drug lord Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman in a U.S. court is a lesson that a life of crime and easy money doesn’t bring happiness, Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Wednesday.
Tens of thousands march in Buenos Aires against austerity, tariffs
Tens of thousands of demonstrators blocked major roads in Buenos Aires on Wednesday as they marched to protest high unemployment and the policies of center-right Argentine leader Mauricio Macri, including cuts to public utility subsidies.
Woman in Toronto chair-hurling video turns herself in
Toronto police said a woman who was filmed hurling a metal chair from a condominium balcony has been charged after turning herself in and will appear in court on Wednesday.
Netanyahu meets Omani foreign minister , hints other Arab states warming to Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Oman’s foreign minister on the sidelines of a U.S.-sponsored Middle East conference in Warsaw on Wednesday and hinted that other Arab countries represented there were engaging with Israel.
Austria plans tougher sentences for crimes against women
Austria’s right-wing government announced on Wednesday tougher sentences for violent crimes, particularly against female victims, while pointing to a recent spate of cases in which foreigners are suspected of murdering women.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro leaves hospital and heads to Brasilia
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro left the hospital in Sao Paulo on Wednesday early afternoon and is returning to Brasilia to resume his duties, his spokesman said.
U.N. court rules it has jurisdiction to hear Iran claim against U.S. over assets
Dismissing U.S. objections, judges at the International Court of Justice on Wednesday ruled that the U.N. body has jurisdiction to hear a claim by Iran to recover $1.75 billion in assets frozen by Washington.
UK’s Labour pushes government to change Brexit ‘red lines’: spokesman
Britain’s opposition Labour Party pressed the government to change its “red lines” on Brexit on Wednesday after two policy chiefs held “frank and serious” talks with ministers, a party spokesman said.
Singapore police say American accused of leaking HIV data ‘pathological liar’
Singapore police said on Wednesday a U.S. citizen accused of leaking the names of more than 14,000 HIV-positive people was “a pathological liar”, in a case that has raised concern over data privacy in the city-state.
Spain’s government loses budget vote, paving way for early election
Spain’s parliament rejected a draft 2019 budget on Wednesday after Catalan separatists turned their back on the government, pushing the country close to an early national election amid an increasingly fragmented political landscape.
