Situation Reports

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson sent an unsigned letter to the European Union on Oct. 19 requesting a further delay to the United Kingdom's departure from the bloc, BBC reported.

Thousands of people demanding the government's resignation and a sweeping overhaul of Lebanon's political system took to the streets of Beirut, Tripoli and other cities on Oct. 19 for the third day of nationwide protests, Al Jazeera and other news sources reported.

Mozambique's main opposition party called for an election do-over on Oct 19, citing widespread fraud and voter intimidation during the country's Oct. 15 presidential and parliamentary elections, AP reported.

British lawmakers voted Oct. 19 to delay a vote on Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Brexit deal with the European Union, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Canada's Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer has called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to resign if he doesn't win a plurality of votes in Oct. 21 elections, CBC reported Oct. 17.

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen called on the United States to resume bilateral trade talks under the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement during a meeting with a U.S. envoy, the South China Morning Post reported Oct. 17.

International election observers have raised concerns over the conduct of Mozambique's Oct. 15 vote amid reports of violence that influenced the election and at least 300,000 "ghost voters" who cast ballots in the southern Gaza province, among other irregularities, AP reported Oct. 17.

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri announced on Twitter on Oct. 18 that he has given the country's governing parties 72 hours to accept a reform package amid ongoing anti-austerity protests.

China's economy grew by 6 percent in the third quarter, its slowest under Beijing's targeted expansion rate of 6-6.5 percent for 2019, the South China Morning Post reported Oct. 18.

Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (Saudi Aramco) has delayed its long-anticipated initial public offering by several weeks until either December or January 2020, The Wall Street Journal reported Oct. 17.