Chile is ‘at war’

Chile is “at war”, President Sebastian Pinera said Sunday, as the country reels from three days of violent demonstrations and looting that have left 11 dead and almost 1,500 detained in the worst outbreak of social unrest in decades.
21 October 2019, 18:00 PM

Harry: William and I ‘on different paths’

Prince Harry has admitted he and his brother are now “on different paths” and have “good days” and “bad days” in their relationship.
21 October 2019, 18:00 PM

Trudeau fights to retain power as Canada votes

Canadians began voting in a general election yesterday, with surveys predicting that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party could return with a weakened minority government or lose his grip on power entirely.
21 October 2019, 18:00 PM

Assange in UK court ahead of extradition hearing

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange yesterday appeared in public for the first time in six months, seeming frail and confused during a British court appearance ahead of his extradition hearing.
21 October 2019, 18:00 PM

Australian newspapers black out front pages

Newspapers across Australia yesterday ran heavily redacted front pages in protest against government secrecy and a crackdown on press freedom, a rare show of unity in a fractious media landscape.
21 October 2019, 18:00 PM

British PM Johnson prepares fresh Brexit push

Prime Minister Boris Johnson prepares to make a second attempt to ram his EU divorce deal through parliament and avoid the political damage of delaying Brexit next week.
21 October 2019, 10:53 AM

Swiss vote in possible ‘green wave’ election

Switzerland was counting votes yesterday in an election that could see unprecedented gains for parties demanding bold climate action and a possible slip for the anti-immigrant right-wing.
20 October 2019, 18:00 PM

Trudeau in tight race with Scheer

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, facing the loss of his Parliamentary majority in an election next week, traded attacks with his main rival on Saturday as a bad-tempered campaign entered its last few days.
20 October 2019, 18:00 PM

Spanish PM under pressure over Catalan protests

Ahead of next month’s general election, Spain’s Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez yesterday faced sharp criticism for his handling of violent Catalan separatist protests even as calm returned to Barcelona and other cities overnight.
20 October 2019, 18:00 PM

Brexit since 2016 vote

Vote to leave: In an advisory referendum on June 23, 2016, Britons choose to leave the 28-nation EU by 52 to 48 percent. The shock outcome prompts Conservative PM David Cameron to resign the next day.
19 October 2019, 18:00 PM

‘We are voiceless’

Hundreds of thousands of Britons marched through London on Saturday to demand a new Brexit referendum, saying their views were being ignored as lawmakers in parliament decided the fate of Britain’s departure from the European Union.
19 October 2019, 18:00 PM

Tragedy at Siberian gold mine kills 15

Fifteen people were killed and another 13 missing after an illegally built dam collapsed at a gold mine in a remote Siberian settlement yesterday.
19 October 2019, 18:00 PM

‘She’s favourite of the Russians’

US Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard has fired back at Hillary Clinton after the former secretary of state appeared to call her “the favourite of the Russians” in the 2020 elections race.
19 October 2019, 18:00 PM

Brexit in the balance as British MPs hold knife-edge vote

British MPs gather for a knife-edge vote on Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Brexit deal for a decision that could see the UK leave the EU this month or plunge the country into fresh uncertainty.
19 October 2019, 10:11 AM

Catalonia should hold a new vote on independence in 2 yrs

Catalonia should hold a new vote on independence from Spain within two years, the head of the region’s government said yesterday in a fresh challenge to Madrid following days of unrest by pro-separatist protesters.
17 October 2019, 18:55 PM

Ex- Nazi guard, 93, goes on trial

A 93-year-old former SS guard went on trial in Germany yesterday for complicity in the murder of more than 5,000 people at a Nazi concentration camp during World War II, in what could be one of the last such cases.
17 October 2019, 18:50 PM

EU's Juncker says Brexit will not be delayed

European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker congratulates Prime Minister Boris Johnson on their Brexit withdrawal deal Thursday and says it meant there would be "no further delay".
17 October 2019, 13:53 PM

‘Brexit-free’ TV channel!

A British broadcaster will launch a new “pop-up channel” dedicated to Brexit-free coverage, in a bid to attract viewers tired of hearing about the divisive issue.
16 October 2019, 18:00 PM

Overeating is ‘personal destruction’: Pope

The pope yesterday contrasted the world’s 820 million hungry people with those who turn food into “an avenue of personal destruction” through overeating, in comments to mark World Food Day.
16 October 2019, 18:00 PM

2nd French academic detained in Iran

A prominent French academic has been in detention in Iran since June, when he was arrested with his Franco-Iranian colleague, a researchers’ group announced yesterday.
16 October 2019, 18:00 PM