International

Monday, November 11th 2019 - 11:11 UTC
Spanish elections: hung parliament and the extreme right doubles seats

Spain's Socialists have won the country’s fourth general election in as many years, but without an absolute majority. The PSOE, led by acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, has taken just 120 seats out of a possible 350 – three less than the April 28 election, while the extreme right Vox party doubled its number of seats
Monday, November 11th 2019 - 11:06 UTC
Australia bushfires: state of emergency along the eastern coast as it prepares for “catastrophic” conditions

Authorities in Australia's Queensland and New South Wales states on Monday declared a state of emergency as the country's eastern region prepared for “catastrophic” fire conditions.
Monday, November 11th 2019 - 10:24 UTC
All whales released, secretly, from Russia's Far East “whale jail”, Moscow reports

The last whales held in a notorious facility dubbed the “whale jail” in Russia's Far East were released on Sunday, the institute overseeing the operation said.
Saturday, November 9th 2019 - 20:11 UTC
Falklands' Remembrance Sunday observance will be held in Stanley and Fox Bay

The Falkland Islands annual Service of Remembrance, this year commemorating the 101st anniversary of the end of the First World War, will be held in Stanley on Sunday 10 November in Christ Church Cathedral commencing at 9.30 am, according to a release from Gilbert House, seat of the local elected government.
Saturday, November 9th 2019 - 10:45 UTC
Brexit-era paralysis: Moody's downgrades UK's debt to negative

Moody's on Friday downgraded the outlook for Britain's debt, citing mounting policy challenges amid the Brexit debate. The agency cut the outlook to negative from stable but kept the debt at the investment-grade Aa2.
Saturday, November 9th 2019 - 10:36 UTC
Life is communist Germany was simpler, almost comfortable, Angela Merkel recalls

Life in the Communist-ruled German Democratic Republic (GDR) was simpler and sometimes could be “almost comfortable in a certain way”, Chancellor Angela Merkel, who grew up in the former East, told Sueddeutsche Zeitung.
Saturday, November 9th 2019 - 10:33 UTC
Next EU foreign affairs commissioner gets caught in the Catalan brawl

The European Commission fielded questions on Friday over a Twitter gaffe by its next foreign policy chief, current Spanish Foreign Minister Josep Borrell, who posted a sensitive extradition-related document from UK authorities on his feed.
Friday, November 8th 2019 - 09:55 UTC
Falklands frustrated over future environmental funding after Brexit

Falklands Conservation has expressed frustration on future environmental funding pledged by London once United Kingdom withdraws from the European Union.
Friday, November 8th 2019 - 09:22 UTC
UN Assembly condemns “anachronistic” and “inhumane” US embargo on Cuba

The UN General Assembly condemned the nearly 60-year-old US embargo on Cuba on Thursday for the 28th year in a row, calling for an end to it by a vote of 187 to three. Only Israel and Brazil voted with the US against the resolution. Two other US allies -Ukraine and Colombia - abstained.
Friday, November 8th 2019 - 08:52 UTC
China and US agree to roll back tariffs in phases, both sides confirmed

China and the United States have agreed to roll back tariffs on each others' goods as part of the first phase of a trade deal, officials from both sides said on Thursday offering a new sign of progress despite ongoing divisions about the months-long dispute.