Delays blight Congo’s presidential vote as opposition cries foul
Long queues, broken-down machines and torrential rain in the capital disrupted voting in Democratic Republic of Congo’s long-anticipated presidential poll on Sunday, as the opposition alleged widespread irregularities.
Germany’s Kramp-Karrenbauer more popular than mentor Merkel: poll
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, the new leader of Germany’s Christian Democrats, heads into 2019 more popular than Chancellor Angela Merkel, who supported her rise to the top of their party, an opinion poll showed on Sunday.
Torrential rain, delays blight Congo’s presidential vote
Long queues, broken-down machines and torrential rain in the capital disrupted voting in Democratic Republic of Congo’s long-anticipated presidential poll on Sunday, as election officials scrambled to deploy missing voters’ rolls.
India university official urges students to kill instead of complaining
A top official at a Indian state-run university urged his students to “murder” fellow students if confronted instead of complaining to him, amid a wave of violence being reported from across the state where the school is based.
With U.S. departure, Syria’s Manbij braces for upheaval
The city of Manbij has switched control more than most places in Syria’s civil war.
Sacked Macron bodyguard defends use of diplomatic passports
Emmanuel Macron’s former security aide, who was sacked this summer after his violent conduct fueled a political scandal, acknowledged on Sunday he was still traveling on a diplomatic passport, in an affair that has rattled the French presidency.
UAE regulator evaluating resuming flights by national carriers to Damascus
The United Arab Emirates’ General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) said it is evaluating the possibility of national carriers resuming flights to the Syrian capital of Damascus.
Storms, delays blight start to Congo’s presidential vote
Voting in Democratic Republic of Congo’s long-anticipated presidential election got off to a rocky start on Sunday due to torrential rain in the capital, long delays at some polling stations and broken-down machines.
Bangladesh probes vote rigging allegations in election hit by violence
Bangladesh’s Election Commission is investigating allegations of vote rigging coming from across the country on Sunday, a spokesman told Reuters, as polling for a general election marred by violence ended and counting began.
Lebanese finance minister warns of financial crisis as political deadlock continues
Lebanon’s finance minister has said the heavily indebted country is in a state of economic crisis and warned it faces becoming a financial crisis, as politicians struggle to form a new government, state media reported.
