Yemen’s Houthis seize vessel in Red Sea: official
Yemeni Houthi forces seized a “suspect vessel” in the Red Sea but will release it if it proves to belong to South Korea after legal procedures are completed, a senior Houthi official said on Monday.
At embattled Hong Kong university, a dramatic escape
Dozens of Hong Kong protesters staged a dramatic escape from a university campus sealed off by police on Monday by shimmying down plastic hosing from a bridge and fleeing on waiting motorbikes as the police fired projectiles.
Russia offers job to Maria Butina, woman convicted by U.S. of being an agent
In her first public appearance since being deported by U.S. authorities who had jailed her for being a Russian agent, Maria Butina was on Monday offered a job by Moscow to defend Russians imprisoned abroad.
Turkey will launch Syria operation if area not cleared of YPG militants: Haberturk
Turkey’s foreign minister has said that Ankara would launch an operation in northeast Syria if the area was not cleared of what he called terrorists, broadcaster Haberturk reported on Monday.
Niger’s main opposition leader returns to jail with eye on presidential bid: lawyer
Niger’s main opposition leader Hama Amadou is back behind bars after returning home from three years exile in France with the intention of completing his sentence before running for president, his lawyer said.
Footage shows daring escape by Hong Kong protesters on motorbikes
Dozens of protesters escaped from Hong Kong Polytechnic University on Monday on the back of motorbikes as police fired projectiles at them.
Iran exceeds heavy water limit in latest nuclear deal breach: IAEA
Iran has breached another limit in its nuclear deal with major powers by accumulating slightly more than 130 tonnes of heavy water, a substance used in a type of reactor it is developing, a U.N. nuclear watchdog report showed on Monday.
Saudi journalists, who say they were outed as gay, held in Australian asylum center
Two Saudi male journalists, who say the authorities revealed their romantic relationship in retaliation for contacts one of them had with foreign media, have been detained in Australia after seeking asylum last month, their lawyer told Reuters.
North Korea says no more talks with U.S. just so Trump can boast
North Korea said on Monday it was not interested in meaningless talks with the United States just so President Donald Trump had something to boast about and demanded an end to what it called a policy of hostility if the United States wanted dialogue.
Test for Ethiopia’s reforms as Sidama people vote on autonomy
Awol Beyene got married on Sunday in a white tuxedo, with his voting card in one hand and his bride’s hand in the other.
