HONG KONG, (Reuters) – Police in Hong Kong battled pro-democracy protesters at several university campuses in sometimes savage clashes, as parts of the city were paralysed including Hong Kong’s Central financial district that was tear-gassed for a second day running.
CHISINAU, (Reuters) – A no-confidence vote brought down Moldova’s government yesterday, threatening more instability just five months after pro-Western Prime Minister Maia Sandu took office promising to fight corruption.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Republicans and Democrats in Congress set battle lines yesterday ahead of televised hearings on the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, drawing a vow from the Democrat leading the probe to thwart “sham investigations” into presidential hopeful Joe Biden’s family.
SANTIAGO, (Reuters) – Chile’s finance minister warned yesterday of the “grave consequences” for the nation’s economy of three weeks of often violent unrest, after the peso slid 4% to hit a historic low against the dollar.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The Supreme Court’s conservative majority signaled support on Tuesday for President Donald Trump’s bid to kill a programme that protects hundreds of thousands of immigrants – dubbed “Dreamers” – who entered the United States illegally as children, even as liberal justices complained that the move would destroy lives.
HONG KONG, (Reuters) – Hong Kong police fired tear gas today in the Central financial district, over the harbour in Mong Kok and at universities to break up pro-democracy protests which they said were leading the city to the “brink of total breakdown”.
MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Bolivia’s former president, Evo Morales, is flying to Mexico, where he has been granted asylum, Mexico’s top diplomat said last night, as unrest shook the South American nation.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives committees leading the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump yesterday released a transcript of a Pentagon official’s testimony as Trump continued to seethe over the investigation.
(Reuters) – Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter was admitted to an Atlanta hospital yesterday for a procedure to relieve brain pressure from bleeding caused by recent falls, the Carter Center said in a statement.
HONG KONG, (Reuters) – Hong Kong riot police fired tear gas at a university campus today, a day after a protester was shot and a man set on fire in some of the worst violence to rock the Chinese-ruled city in more than five months of anti-government demonstrations.
THE HAGUE, (Reuters) – Gambia has filed a case at the United Nations’ top court accusing Myanmar of committing genocide against its Rohingya Muslim minority, Gambian Justice Minister Abubacarr Tambadou said today.
HONG KONG, (Reuters) – Hong Kong police shot and critically wounded a protester and a man was set on fire today in violence that prompted leader Carrie Lam to denounce “enemies of the people” and which drew a chilling warning from a senior Chinese newspaper editor.
LA PAZ, (Reuters) – Bolivian President Evo Morales said yesterday he was resigning to ease violence that has gripped the South American nation since a disputed election, but he stoked fears of more unrest by saying he was the victim of a “coup” and faced arrest.
MADRID, (Reuters) – Spain’s far-right Vox party more than doubled its number of lawmakers in the country’s fourth national election in four years, which delivered a deeply fragmented parliament, setting the stage for very difficult government negotiations.
LA PAZ, (Reuters) – Bolivian President Evo Morales said today he would resign after the military called on him to step down and allies tumbled away amid a fierce backlash over a disputed election that has roiled the South American nation.
LA PAZ, (Reuters) – Bolivian President Evo Morales agreed today to hold new presidential elections after a damning report from the Organization of American States (OAS) found serious irregularities in an Oct.
NEW DELHI/AYODHYA, India, (Reuters) – India’s Supreme Court yesterday awarded a bitterly contested religious site to Hindus, dealing a defeat to Muslims who also claim the land that has sparked some of the country’s bloodiest riots since independence.
BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil’s former leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva today attacked right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro for impoverishing working Brazilians and vowed to unite the left to win the 2022 elections in a speech one day after being freed from jail.
NEW DELHI/AYODHYA, India, (Reuters) – India’s Supreme Court today awarded a bitterly contested religious site to Hindus, dealing a defeat to Muslims who also claim the land that has sparked some of the country’s bloodiest riots since independence.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – An official on the White House’s National Security Council said he heard the U.S.
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