Protests took place in major cities across the United States on Wednesday as thousands came out to express their anger at the Republican candidate, Donald Trump, victory in the presidential election. 

Mr Trump beat his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton by 279 to 228 electoral college votes, despite Mrs Clinton reportedly winning the popular vote. 

One of the largest protests was by Trump Tower in New York, with demonstrators chanting, "Not our president!"

Mikel Irastorza, the suspected leader of the Basque separatist group ETA, has been arrested on Saturday in southwestern France according to latest reports.

Spain’s Interior Ministry said in a statement that the arrest would make it “difficult for the terrorist group to reach any of its objectives". He is thought to have been leading the group since after previous leaders David Pla and Iratxe Sorzábal were arrested in September of 2015. More than 300 ETA militants remain in prison claim Spanish authorities.

The British government opened up a new office for the Department for International Trade (DIT) in Chennai today, as it looks to expand links across the region.

British Deputy High Commissioner in Chennai, Bharat Joshi, opened the new centre and said that the UK's “ties with India have never been stronger”.

“Our new Prime Minister’s visit next month to open the India-UK TECH Summit with Prime Minister Modi is another milestone in this key relationship and reflects India’s importance as a strategic partner,” he added.

At least 30 civilians have been killed by an alleged NATO air strike in northern Afghanistan where heavy fighting with the Taliban has seen the death of two US soldiers.

The leaders of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic party (HDP) and at least 10 other MPs have been arrested by Turkish authorities over charges linking them to “terrorist propaganda” on Friday.

Those arrested included HDP leaders Selahattin Demirtas and Figen Yüksekdag in early morning raids that also saw internet services cut off to the Kurdish southeast.

The Football Associations of England and Scotland have confirmed that they will defy the ban on players wearing poppies when the teams meet on Armistice Day.

The world football’s governing Body Fifa prohibits political, religious and commercial messages on shirts.

However, the chief executive of the English Football Association FA Martin Glenn told the BBC that the players from both sides would wear the poppy symbol, and were willing to accept any punishment.

Speaking at Prime Minister’s questions, British Prime Minister Ms Theresa May added to the debate stating,

The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon sacked the commander of the peacekeeping forces in South Sudan following a damning report that accused the UN forces of failing to protect civilians during outbreaks of violence in July.

The report of the UN special investigation found that a lack of leadership in the UN mission, culminated in a “chaotic and ineffective response” during the heavy fighting South Sudan that killed dozens of people this summer.

Peacekeepers abandoned their posts and failed to respond to pleas from aid workers under attack, reports Reuters.

The Rwandan government this week named 22 French senior military officials accused of aiding in the planning and execution of genocide in 1994.

According to Rwanda’s National Commission for the Fight Against Genocide, the French officers were involved as both perpetrators and accomplices.

Acts said to be perpetrated in Rwanda included the establishment of tools for genocide, leading in acts of torture and concealing crimes committed by the Juvénal Habyarimana regime.

The statement also included the names of 3 officers from Paris believed to be involved in crimes.

Turkey’s prime minister rejected criticism for the detention of senior journalists at an opposition newspaper, adding that he would not be brought to heel by international threats.

Speaking in parliament today about EU criticism Binali Yildirim said,

“We don’t care about your red line. It’s the people who draw the red line. What importance does your line have? We have no problem with press freedom. This is what we can't agree with our European friends. They always bring up press freedom when we take steps in our fight against terrorism.”

The United States and European Parliament both voiced concern over Turkey’s recent arrests.

The United Kingdom was voted to on to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for the term January 2017 to December 2019, on Monday.

The decision came following an eleven month campaign by the to secure another term as a voting member of the Human Rights Council.

Speaking in New York today, the British Human Rights Minister Baroness Anelay, said,

“I am delighted that the UK has been re-elected to serve a further three year term on the Human Rights Council. The UK has been a strong advocate of the vital work the Council since its inception, and we are honoured to continue to serve as a member.”