Politics

• Monday, October 21st 2019 - 09:40 UTC

  Ecuador resumes oil exports after days of violent protests

  

  Ecuador on Sunday said it had resumed crude oil exports curbed by violent protests that forced several wells in the Amazon to halt operations.

• Monday, October 21st 2019 - 09:11 UTC

  Resolving the “Taiwan question” is China's greatest national interest

  

  The Chinese defense minister said on Monday that resolving the “Taiwan question” is China's greatest national interest and that no force can prevent China's “reunification”.

• Monday, October 21st 2019 - 05:53 UTC

  Yuan at appropriate level says China, furious with IMF over quotas adjustments

  

  China's top central banker said on Saturday that potential escalation of trade tensions and policy uncertainty were the major risk factors facing the world economy, and market forces were keeping China's Yuan at an appropriate level.

• Sunday, October 20th 2019 - 10:57 UTC

  Trump back steps: G7 summit will not be held at his Florida golf course

  

  US President Donald Trump said on Saturday the next G7 summit will not be at one of his own Florida golf clubs, reversing a decision that had sparked corruption accusations.

• Sunday, October 20th 2019 - 10:50 UTC

  Lagarde tells Trump and world leaders to act like grownups in trade conflicts

  

  Former IMF chief Christine Lagarde said President Donald Trump's trade offensive against China could slash global economic growth and she critiqued his Twitter habits in an interview with US television program 60 Minutes.

• Sunday, October 20th 2019 - 09:51 UTC

  Madrid willing to dialogue asked by Catalan leader, but first demands strong condemnation of violence

  

  Separatist Catalan leaders on Saturday called on the Spanish government to hold talks as thousands protested for a sixth day in Barcelona. Protestors accused police of “repression” and chanted “we are people of peace” following a night of clashes during which nearly 200 people were hurt.

• Sunday, October 20th 2019 - 09:38 UTC

  Argentine president Macri tells a massive rally in Buenos Aires the election result can be turned around

  

  Argentine President Mauricio Macri called voters on Saturday to get behind him ahead of presidential elections next week in a massive rally called the “March of the Million”, held in downtown Buenos Aires next to the obelisk and in the widest avenue of the city, 9 de Julio.

• Sunday, October 20th 2019 - 09:26 UTC

  Chilean president suspends rise in metro fares, pledges dialogue and night curfew in most restive areas

  

  Chile's President Sebastián Piñera announced on Saturday the suspension of a rise in metro fares that sparked protests across the country. Soldiers and tanks were deployed in the capital, Santiago after the government declared a state of emergency but demonstrations continued on Saturday.

• Sunday, October 20th 2019 - 09:09 UTC

  Brexit impasse: PM Johnson sends two letters to EU: one unsigned complying with law and a second, signed with his opinion

  

  Boris Johnson has sent a request to the EU for a delay to Brexit - but without his signature. The request was accompanied by a second letter, signed by Mr Johnson, saying he believes a delay would be a mistake. The PM was required by law to ask the EU for an extension to the 31 October deadline after losing a Commons vote.

• Saturday, October 19th 2019 - 23:41 UTC

  Parliament conditions PM Johnson's Brexit deal forcing another vote on Monday

  

  Parliament has been sitting on a Saturday for the first time in 37 years to debate and vote on Boris Johnson's Brexit deal. MPs have supported a motion tabled by Independent MP Sir Oliver Letwin that “withholds approval” for Boris Johnson's Brexit deal until legislation implementing it has been passed.