Explainer: Beijing hints at looming pressure on Hong Kong courts
Hong Kong lawyers and scholars keen to safeguard the territory’s vaunted legal independence were alarmed on Tuesday by a statement from a Chinese parliamentary body questioning a Hong Kong court’s decision to overturn a ban on face masks imposed to que…
Algeria army arrests militants heading for Sahel region: ministry
Algeria’s army has arrested eight people planning to join Islamist militants in the neighboring Sahel region, the defense ministry said on Wednesday.
Saudi king says kingdom seeks political settlement in Yemen
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman said on Wednesday the kingdom sought a political settlement in Yemen and hoped a recent agreement signed in Riyadh would open the door to broader peace talks.
Open homes, free rides: the people helping Hong Kong’s protesters
Mak’s children ran to her when they awoke to find a young man sleeping on an inflatable mattress in the middle of their toy room surrounded by a miniature play kitchen, blocks, trains, cars and drums.
China tortured me over Hong Kong, says former British consulate employee
A former employee of Britain’s consulate in Hong Kong said Chinese secret police beat him, deprived him of sleep and shackled him in an attempt to force him to give information about activists leading pro-democracy protests.
Sri Lanka’s prime minister to resign after election setback
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will resign this week, a spokesman from his office said on Wednesday, after his party’s candidate lost a presidential election over the weekend.
NATO says death ‘greatly exaggerated’; to adopt new strategies on space, China
NATO foreign ministers are set on Wednesday to make space a domain of warfare and agree to closely monitor China’s growing military might in decisions that many allies say shows the alliance is not dying, as France has suggested.
Tear gas above ground, snakes below: Hong Kong protesters take to sewers to flee
With all other escape routes blocked, some of the remaining protesters holed up in a Hong Kong university tried the unthinkable: they crawled through the sewers to get out.
Iran’s Rouhani claims victory over unrest and blames foreigners
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday claimed victory over unrest Tehran has blamed on foreign foes after protests over fuel price rises shook the nation, and the government dismissed reports of more than 100 deaths as “speculative”.
Iranian dual nationals among those arrested during petrol price hike unrest: Fars news
Iranian dual nationals are among those arrested since last week during unrest over a petrol price hike, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Wednesday.
