Chile president vows to probe fatal shooting of indigenous Mapuche man
Chile’s President Sebastian Pinera has promised the government will “spare no means” in investigating the fatal shooting of an indigenous Mapuche man during a confrontation with police that sparked widespread fury among locals, opposition members of pa…
Netanyahu faces snap election calls after defense minister quits
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced calls on Thursday from his coalition partners to hold an early election, a day after the defense minister’s resignation left the government with a razor-thin majority.
Chechen leader’s Instagram account briefly unblocked
The Instagram account of Ramzan Kadyrov, the Kremlin-backed head of Russia’s Chechnya region and an avid social media user until he was banned last year, was unblocked briefly and then blocked again after he used it to post an ode to his pistol.
Kremlin critic Navalny was a political prisoner, rules European court
The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Thursday that Russia’s repeated arrests and detention of opposition leader Alexei Navalny were politically-motivated and breached his human rights, a decision Moscow called questionable.
Explainer: Unraveling the Boeing 737 MAX Lion Air crash
The crash of a Boeing Co 737 MAX jet in Indonesia on Oct. 29 has raised questions on whether the manufacturer shared enough information with regulators, airlines and pilots about the systems on the latest version of its popular narrow-body plane.
Four Malawian U.N. peacekeepers killed in Congo: Malawi Defence Force
Four Malawian soldiers, part of the United Nations peace keeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, have died after coming under attack by rebels, the Malawi Defence Forces (MDF) said on Thursday.
Upset over fish, France leads EU criticism of draft Brexit deal
France on Thursday led calls among European Union states for changes to the draft agreement on Britain’s exit from the bloc, adding to uncertainty over the fate of the deal as British Prime Minister Theresa faced an uproar at home.
British PM May battles to save Brexit deal and her job
Prime Minister Theresa May battled on Thursday to save a draft divorce deal with the European Union after her Brexit secretary and other ministers quit in protest and eurosceptic lawmakers stepped up efforts to topple her.
Political chaos inflicts fresh injury on British financial services
Britain’s financial services industry has greeted news of a draft Brexit agreement with weariness and worry, spooked by a political revolt that could topple the government and bring fresh troubles to a sector already reeling from upheaval.
UK’s Gove wants to renegotiate Brexit: Telegraph reporter
Britain’s Environment Secretary Michael Gove will only accept the position of Brexit minister if he can renegotiate Prime Minister Theresa May’s draft deal and scrap the Nov. 25 EU summit, the Telegraph’s deputy political editor tweeted.
