Guinea-Bissau on Friday set November 23 for its presidential and legislative elections, according to a presidential decree.
Guinea-Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embalo, Yuri Kochetkov/Pool via Reuters
Guinea-Bissau on Friday set November 23 for its presidential and legislative elections, according to a presidential decree.
That was a week earlier than the date of November 30 the presidency previously announced.
The opposition has protested against the timetable, saying President Umaro Sissoco Embalo's mandate expired last month.
Cuba warned international airlines that jet fuel will no longer be available on the island beginning on Tuesday in the latest sign of fast-worsening conditions as the United States moves to cut off the communist-run nation's oil supply.
The ruling Bhumjaithai Party scored a decisive victory in Thailand's general election, routing progressive and populist parties to put leader Anutin Charnvirakul in the running to become the first premier voted back to office in 20 years.
Hong Kong's most vocal China critic, media tycoon Jimmy Lai, was sentenced on Monday to 20 years in jail, ending the city's biggest national security case which drew global concern about Beijing's clampdown on freedoms in the former British colony.
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