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Venezuela kicks out head of EU delegation after new sanctions
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza said on Wednesday that the head of the European Union's delegation in Caracas had 72 hours to leave the South American country and declared her persona non grata after the bloc imposed new sanctions on Venezuelan officials this week.
Merkel says COVID variants risk third virus wave, must proceed carefully
BERLIN (Reuters) - New variants of COVID-19 risk a third wave of infections in Germany and the country must proceed with great care so that a new nationwide shutdown does not become necessary, Chancellor Angela Merkel told the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
U.N. aid chief urges Gulf states to step up to avert Yemen famine
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.N. aid chief Mark Lowcock urged Gulf states to step up next Monday when the world body seeks to avert a large-scale "man-made" famine in Yemen by raising $3.85 billion for humanitarian operations in the war-torn Arabian Peninsula country for 2021.
Hong Kong goes quiet as subway, shops close after night of violence
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong fell eerily silent on Saturday, with the subway and most shopping malls closed in an unprecedented shutdown of one of the world's biggest commercial centres after the government invoked emergency measures to curb months of unrest.
HK mask ban has precedent in France – but not Europe as a whole
French law was introduced in response to ‘yellow vest’ movement, amid unease about tactics used by the country’s policeOther bans on facial coverings in Europe threaten little to no punishment, or are religious
Saudi Arabia allows foreign men and women to share hotel rooms
RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia is allowing foreign men and women to rent hotel rooms together without proving they are related, after the conservative Muslim kingdom launched a new tourist visa regime to attract holidaymakers.
Haitian protesters clash with police in new push for president's ouster
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haitian opposition leaders led a large and mostly peaceful march in the capital on Friday as they called for the resignation of President Jovenel Moise, whom they blame for a deep economic and political crisis in the troubled Caribbean country.
Morocco coalition party quits ahead of reshuffle
RABAT (Reuters) - A member of Morocco's governing coalition said on Friday it would join the opposition ahead of a reshuffle requested by King Mohammed VI, citing disagreements with its partners in government.
Factbox: Canada's political party positions ahead of Oct. 21 election
(Reuters) - Here is a roundup of the main Canadian political parties' positions ahead of the Oct. 21 federal election, where Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party is neck and neck in opinion polls with the opposition Conservatives led by Andrew Scheer.
Koons unveils giant 'Bouquet of Tulips' tribute to victims of 2015 Paris attacks
PARIS (Reuters) - American artist Jeff Koons unveiled in Paris on Friday his sculpture Bouquet of Tulips, a tribute to the victims of militant Islamist attacks in the French capital in November 2015.
