Tag: Foreign countries
Left-wing candidate wins presidential election in Uruguay | News in brief
A centre-left opposition candidate is winning the presidential election in Uruguay Yamandu Orsi with almost 50 percent support. 97 percent of the votes have been counted, local election officials say.…
Three arrested in the United Arab Emirates in connection with the death of a rabbi | News in brief
In the United Arab Emirates, three people have been arrested in connection with the death of an Israeli rabbi, the country’s interior ministry said on Sunday. Authorities in the United…
More than 20 dead after bus derails into ravine in Brazil | News in brief
At least 23 people have died after a bus derailed into a ravine on a mountain road in the state of Alagoas in Brazil, according to local authorities. The rescue…
In-school classes are canceled in Lebanon due to Israeli attacks | News in brief
In Lebanon’s capital Beirut and its surrounding areas, classroom teaching in schools has been canceled until the end of December, according to the country’s Ministry of Education. The reason is…
Door-to-door polls: Prime Minister representing the Social Democrats in the lead in the Romanian presidential election | News in brief
The far-right candidates do not seem to be making it to the second round. In Romania, the pro-EU prime minister representing the Social Democrats Marcel Ciolacu is in the lead…
In Mexico, gunmen opened fire in a bar – six died | News in brief
At least six people were killed and five wounded when gunmen stormed a bar in southwestern Mexico on Sunday. The incident took place in Villahermosa, the capital of the state…
In Pakistan, a ceasefire between warring Muslim groups | News in brief
In Pakistan, the authorities have been able to negotiate a week-long ceasefire between the Sunni and Shiite Muslims fighting each other. The minister representing the administration Muhammad Ali Saif told…
Party elders chose a populist – this is how the conservatives are now trying to meet the challenge of the extreme right in Britain | Foreign countries
BIRMINGHAM/LONDON/PARIS The British Conservative Party suffered a crushing defeat in the summer parliamentary elections. The party lost half of the voters compared to the previous parliamentary elections. A large part…
Borrell warned that the Lebanese regime was collapsing | News in brief
The Lebanese regime is at the point of collapse, so a ceasefire between the extremist organization Hezbollah and Israel must be reached immediately, said the visiting EU foreign policy representative…
More than 80 people have already died in clashes between Sunnis and Shiites in northwestern Pakistan News in brief
The number of victims of clashes between Sunni and Shiite Muslims in northwestern Pakistan near the Afghan border rose to more than eighty on Sunday, local authorities said. There are…