Politics

Saturday, November 3rd 2018 - 06:46 UTC
French Overseas Territory New Caledonia votes on independence referendum on Sunday

New Caledonia, an idyllic French Overseas Territory island territory in the southwestern Pacific, votes Sunday on whether to seek full independence from Paris, 18,000 km away Thirty years in the making, Sunday’s referendum will call 174,154 voters to the polls to test the appeal of remaining a part of France, a vector of state subsidies but also, some feel, a kind of neglect.
Saturday, November 3rd 2018 - 06:30 UTC
Havana reacts to new Trump sanctions: “they will not break the will of Cubans”

Cuba on Friday said new sanctions planned by the United States were a futile attempt to change its policies and would only further isolate Washington internationally.
Friday, November 2nd 2018 - 17:45 UTC
With Keiko Fujimori in prison, Peruvian president calls for a fight against corruption without partisan “armoring”

The president of Peru, Martín Vizcarra, called on Friday to fight against corruption in favor of democracy “without threats, or armoring”, by opposing criticism on the judicial ruling that keeps the opposition leader Keiko Fujimori in preventive detention since Wednesday.
Friday, November 2nd 2018 - 09:05 UTC
More US sanctions on the “troika of tyranny” and its three dictator “stooges”

United States imposed new sanctions Thursday on Venezuela and Cuba and promised additional penalties against Nicaragua as the Trump administration laid out a hard-line policy toward countries the White House branded a “troika of tyranny.”
Friday, November 2nd 2018 - 08:56 UTC
Saudi Crown Prince told US, murdered writer Khashoggi was a dangerous Islamist

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told the US he considered murdered writer Jamal Khashoggi to be a dangerous Islamist, media reports say. Prince Mohammed reportedly said this in a phone call with the White House after Khashoggi disappeared but before Saudi Arabia admitted killing him.
Friday, November 2nd 2018 - 08:51 UTC
US justice indicts Chinese individuals and companies for stealing US companies trade secrets

US justice department has indicted three individuals and two companies based in China and Taiwan for allegedly stealing a US company's trade secrets. This is the fourth economic espionage case the department has brought against Chinese-based companies and individuals since September.
Friday, November 2nd 2018 - 08:39 UTC
Brazilian federal authorities investigating obstruction of justice in killing of Rio councilwoman

Brazilian authorities said on Thursday they were investigating an alleged attempt to obstruct their investigation into the execution-style killing of an outspoken Rio de Janeiro councilwoman and her driver earlier this year.
Friday, November 2nd 2018 - 08:36 UTC
Bolsonaro backtracks in merging Agriculture and Environment a single ministry

Brazil’s President-elect Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday his future administration may keep the agriculture and the environment ministries separate, backtracking from a proposal to combine the two that had alarmed environmentalists.
Friday, November 2nd 2018 - 08:31 UTC
Scotland remains strongly Remain and supports vote on a final Brexit deal

Almost two-thirds of Scots believe a second vote on Brexit would result in the UK voting to stay in the European Union, a new poll has found. Research by Survation found 64% found a so-called People’s Vote would reverse the result of the 2016 referendum.
Friday, November 2nd 2018 - 08:26 UTC
Raab and Brexit: Westminster accuses the minister of a “messy-U-turn”

There was confusion in Westminster over how close an overall Brexit deal may be after Dominic Raab hinted a deal could be done within weeks. Mr. Raab was accused of a “messy U-turn” after he indicated he expected an EU withdrawal deal finalized by November 21, only for his department to later insist there was no set date.