News Archives for World - 2019-11-24

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World

Bloomberg News to make editorial changes for owner's presidential run

Bloomberg News on Sunday outlined several editorial changes it will make as it adjusts to a novel situation: coveri

Published 24 Nov, 2019 09:27pm

World

Johnson unveils manifesto for Brexit Britain

Boris Johnson pledged to take Britain out of the EU by January 31, then set about reinvigorating public services as

Published 24 Nov, 2019 09:05pm

World

Israel first democracy to expel HRW staffer: director

Israel is set to become the first democracy to expel a Human Rights Watch employee, its executive director Ken Roth

Published 24 Nov, 2019 09:02pm

World

Pro-European Iohannis re-elected as Romanian president: exit polls

Klaus Iohannis won the second round of Romanian presidential polls on Sunday, according to exit polls, a result tha

Published 24 Nov, 2019 08:59pm

World

Guinea-Bissau presidential poll ends amid fraud claims

Guinea-Bissau's presidential election ended in confusion on Sunday after the incumbent's team accused opponents of

Published 24 Nov, 2019 08:56pm

World

Erdogan to visit Qatar Monday

Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit Qatar for discussions on Middle East issues. Erdogan will attend the fifth mee

Updated 24 Nov, 2019 09:27pm

World

Ruling party faces exit as Uruguay votes for president

Uruguay's long-dominant leftist ruling party is facing defeat in a presidential election run-off on Sunday. Po

Published 24 Nov, 2019 01:49pm

Europe

Two dead, one missing after rainstorms drench south France

Two people lost their lives and one more was missing Sunday after historic levels of rain. One of the civilian

Published 24 Nov, 2019 01:42pm

Asia

Iran vows to punish 'mercenaries' behind street violence

The International Monetary Fund expects the country's economy to contract by 9.5 percent this year. Highways w

Published 24 Nov, 2019 01:21pm

World

Romania's pro-EU president expected to win run-off vote

Romanians voted Sunday in the second round of presidential elections that are expected to return incumbent Klaus Io

Published 24 Nov, 2019 01:18pm

Africa

Four missing including expat found safe in Burkina Faso: govt

Four people, including one foreign national, have been found safe and well after being reported missing in Burkina

Published 24 Nov, 2019 01:15pm

World

Plane crashes into busy DR Congo city, killing 23

Twenty-three bodies were recovered on Sunday after a small plane crashed on takeoff into a densely populated area o

Published 24 Nov, 2019 01:08pm

Africa

At least 18 people killed in eastern DR Congo plane crash

The airline, local company Busy Bee, said there were 16 passengers and two crew members on board. The passenge

Published 24 Nov, 2019 10:44am

Europe

UK finance minister Javid promises ‘very detailed costings’ of Conservative manifesto

We will be balance day-to-day spending and we can still afford to borrow up to a limit for investment in economic i

Published 24 Nov, 2019 10:35am

Europe

No further Brexit delay, says UK minister Gove

The BBC's Andrew Marr show whether a Conservative government would ask for an extension, says Michael Gove. L

Published 24 Nov, 2019 10:30am

World

US urges social media platforms to block Iran officials

The government imposed a near-total Internet blackout more than a week ago amid violent protests. Five people

Published 24 Nov, 2019 08:03am

World

China meddling allegations roil Taiwan election campaign

Chinese defector gave a sworn statement to ASIO about Beijing's efforts to influence politics in Taiwan, Hong Kong

Published 24 Nov, 2019 06:18am

Europe

Romania's pro-EU president set for re-election

Analysts say voters who backed lower-placed candidates can be expected to largely swing behind Iohannis on Sunday.

Published 24 Nov, 2019 06:16am

World

Philippine army says it has killed IS-linked militant behind suicide attacks

The body of Talha Jumsah, also known as Abu Talha, was recovered after a clash with Filipino troops in the town of

Published 24 Nov, 2019 04:04am

World

China says defector to Australia is 'unemployed' fugitive

China sought late Saturday to discredit a man identified as a Chinese spy who defected to Australia with a trove of intelligence on Beijing's political interference operations in Hong Kong and overseas, accusing him of being an unemployed fraudster and fu