International bodies reject moves to block Guatemala president-elect from taking office

GUATEMALA CITY — International and regional leaders have rejected the latest attempt by Guatemalan prosecutors to prevent progressive President-elect Bernardo Arévalo from taking office on Jan. 14. Prosecutors asked a court Friday to strip Arévalo of his legal immunity and alleged that minutes seized during a raid of electoral offices showed that results from the … Read more

Polish nationalists hold Independence Day march in Warsaw after voters reject their worldview

WARSAW. Poland — Tens of thousands of people walked through Warsaw on Saturday in a march organized by nationalist groups as Poland celebrated its Independence Day holiday, 105 years after the nation regained its statehood at the end of World War I. Participants carried Poland’s white-and-red flag and some burned flares as they marched along … Read more

Dock staff at key Canadian ports reject labor deal, creating additional commerce uncertainty

Transport containers are loaded onto rail automobiles on the International Container Terminals Vanterm container terminal on Vancouver Harbour in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Photographs Abroad commerce coming into North America via key ports on Canada’s West Coast faces extra uncertainty after dock staff rejected a tentative labor deal late Friday. … Read more

Thailand’s youth reject military-backed institution in elections

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