Iranian fuel tankers approach Venezuelan waters despite U.S. warning
The first of five Iranian tankers carrying fuel for gasoline-starved Venezuela approached the South American country’s waters on Saturday afternoon, despite a U.S. official’s warning that Washington was considering a response to the shipment.
UK PM Johnson to update the public on coronavirus
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will next week update the public on the coronavirus crisis as his government launches its test-and-trace system in an attempt to prevent a second deadly spike of the outbreak when people return to work.
UK PM Johnson’s office says Mirror, Guardian reporting inaccurately on Cummings
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s office said on Saturday that it would not waste time answering the “inaccurate” stories from the Mirror and Guardian newspapers on senior adviser Dominic Cummings.
Libya’s Haftar seeks to rouse forces against Turkey
Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar called on his forces on Saturday to rally against Turkey, which has helped his Tripoli-based rivals turn the tide of a military conflict around the capital.
Mexican authorities investigate find of 12 bodies in stolen pickup
Mexican authorities said on Saturday they were investigating the deaths of 12 men whose bodies were found with signs of gunshot wounds inside a stolen pickup truck abandoned in the violent western state of Michoacan.
UK police spoke to father of PM’s adviser Cummings: Mirror
British police said an officer had spoken to the father of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s senior adviser Dominic Cummings about his trip during lockdown, contradicting an earlier statement issued by Downing Street.
Taliban, Afghan president declare three-day Eid ceasefire from Sunday
The Taliban declared a three-day Eid ceasefire in Afghanistan starting Sunday, via a tweet on Saturday from the hardline Islamist group, and the country’s president said the government would reciprocate.
French COVID-19 cases slow and patient tallies continue to fall
Coronavirus infection rates in France have slowed further and the number of COVID-19 patients in hospital and intensive care continued to fall, health ministry figures showed, a sign that social distancing is keeping contagion in check for now.
China’s new Hong Kong laws a ‘flagrant breach’ of agreement, foreign officials say
Nearly 200 political figures from around the world on Saturday decried Beijing’s proposed national security laws for Hong Kong, including 17 members of the U.S. Congress, as international tensions grow over the proposal to set up Chinese government int…
Trump urges Libya de-escalation on call with Erdogan: White House
U.S. President Donald Trump called for a “rapid de-escalation” of the Libyan conflict on a call with Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday, the White House said, after recent gains by forces backed by Turkey prompted threats of retaliation.
