“Where are the police?” tweets Sweden’s envoy to France as protests rage
With no police in sight, Sweden’s ambassador to France called on neighbors to help put out a small fire lit outside her Embassy during “yellow vest” protests against high living costs and the policies of President Emmanuel Macron.
Congo election results delayed past Sunday deadline
Preliminary results from Democratic Republic of Congo’s tumultuous presidential election will be delayed past Sunday’s deadline, the head of the election commission told Reuters.
Thousands rally in Belgrade against Serbian president
Thousands marched through Belgrade’s frozen city center on Saturday to protest against President Aleksandar Vucic and his ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) and demand media freedoms and end to attacks against journalists and opposition figures.
One dead, two missing after blizzards hit Greece
An elderly woman was found dead and two men were missing after blizzards hit parts of Greece, police officials said on Saturday.
Congo election results delayed due to slow arrival of vote tallies
Preliminary results from the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Dec. 30 presidential election will be delayed past Sunday’s deadline, the head of the election commission, Corneille Nangaa, told Reuters on Saturday.
Brazil military uneasy with Bolsonaro’s openness to U.S. base: source
Comments from Brazil’s new right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro that he would be open to the United States operating a military base on Brazilian soil have not been well received by the country’s armed forces, a senior army officer told Reuters on Satur…
Moscow says FBI arrested Russian a day after it detained ex-U.S. Marine
The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday the United States had detained a Russian citizen, a day after Moscow arrested the former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan on suspicion of spying.
Hamas arrests Gaza men suspected of attacking Abbas’s TV station
Gaza authorities arrested five Palestinians on Saturday on suspicion of ransacking the offices of President Mahmoud Abbas’s official Palestine Television station, Hamas’s interior ministry said.
French ‘yellow vests’ rail against unrepentant Macron, tear gas in Paris
French “yellow vests” marched through Paris and other cities on Saturday in protest against high living costs and the perceived indifference of President Emmanuel Macron, whose government this week hardened its stance against them.
Thousands rally against Hungary’s overtime work law, PM Orban
Thousands marched through Budapest’s city center on Saturday to protest against a new law that allows employers to ask staff to work up to 400 hours per year of overtime.
