Ecstatic Zimbabweans celebrate expected Mugabe downfall
HARARE (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Zimbabweans flooded the streets of Harare on Saturday, singing, dancing and hugging soldiers in an outpouring of elation at the expected fall of President Robert Mugabe, their leader of the last 37 years.
Egypt-Gaza border opens under PA control for first time in a decade
GAZA (Reuters) – The Egypt-Gaza border opened under control of the Western-backed Palestinian Authority for the first time since 2007 on Saturday, raising residents’ hopes for easier passage in and out of the impoverished enclave.
Ecstatic Zimbabweans flood Harare to celebrate expected Mugabe downfall
HARARE (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Zimbabweans flooded the streets of Harare on Saturday, singing, dancing and hugging soldiers in an extraordinary outpouring of elation at the expected fall of President Robert Mugabe, their leader of the last 37 …
Lebanon’s Hariri arrives in Paris for talks with Macron
PARIS (Reuters) – Saad al-Hariri, who resigned as Lebanon’s prime minister this month while in Saudi Arabia, arrived in Paris on Saturday for talks with French President Emmanuel Macron, a statement from Hariri’s press office said.
France should not interfere in Iran’s missile program: adviser to Iran’s supreme leader
BEIRUT (Reuters) – France should not interfere in Iran’s missile program, Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior adviser to Iran’s supreme leader, said on Saturday according to state media.
Saudi Arabia recalls ambassador to Germany over Gabriel comments
CAIRO (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia has summoned its ambassador in Germany home for consultations over comments by German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel about the political crisis in Lebanon.
Sri Lanka arrest 19 after Buddhist-Muslim violence; four injured
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lankan police arrested 19 people after a clash between “extremists” from the majority Buddhist and minority Muslim communities in which four people were injured, a spokesman said on Saturday.
Zimbabweans celebrate expected fall of Mugabe on Harare streets
HARARE (Reuters) – Thousands of Zimbabweans flooded the streets of Harare on Saturday, waving national flags and singing and dancing in an outpouring of elation at the expected fall of President Robert Mugabe.
Cambodian court charges two journalists with espionage
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – A Cambodian court on Saturday charged two journalists with espionage for filing news reports to a U.S.-funded radio station, which can carry a prison term of up to 15 years.
Australian medical group wants access to Manus Island asylum seekers
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia’s main medical association called on Saturday for the government to allow independent doctors and other health experts to help more than 400 asylum seekers languishing inside a recently closed detention center in Papua N…
