No confirmation of identity of 39 UK truck victims: Vietnam’s embassy
Vietnam’s embassy in London said on Saturday it did not have official confirmation of the identity of the 39 people who died in the back of a truck to the east of London this week.
Germany’s Scholz first in SPD leader vote but faces run-off
Finance Minister Olaf Scholz came first in a vote for a new leader of Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) but fell short of a majority, setting up a run-off pitting the supporter of the coalition with Chancellor Angela Merkel against a skeptic of t…
Lebanon protesters pour back onto streets as night falls
Protesters poured back onto streets and squares across Lebanon on Saturday, despite army efforts to unblock roads, with no end in sight to a crisis that has crippled the country for 10 days and kept banks closed.
Huge crowds join grassroots march for jailed Catalan leaders
Hundreds of thousands of Catalans marched peacefully through Barcelona on Saturday in support of calls to free jailed separatist leaders, as civil rights groups sought to reclaim control of an independence movement that has shown signs of fragmenting.
Lebanese army says it fired into the air near Tripoli after clash
The Lebanese army said it fired gunshots into the air after a clash at a protest road-block near the northern city of Tripoli on Saturday, injuring several people.
British police charge truck driver with 39 counts of manslaughter
British police said on Saturday they had charged Maurice Robinson, the 25-year-old driver of a truck who was arrested when 39 people were found dead in the back of his container this week.
Northern Ireland’s DUP to oppose Johnson’s early election plans: FT
Senior officials from Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) have privately said that they were unlikely to back Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s call for a snap election on Dec. 12, the Financial Times reported on Saturday.
Chilean President Pinera calls for cabinet reshuffle amid protests
Chilean President Sebastian Pinera called for a major cabinet reshuffle on Saturday in a bid to quell a week of mass protests against inequality that have rocked the South American nation.
Three Iraqis killed, 84 wounded in Baghdad protests: sources
Three Iraqis were killed on Saturday after being hit in the head by tear gas canisters fired by security forces, and another 84 were injured at a protest in Baghdad’s central Tahrir Square, police and hospital sources told Reuters.
Irish police arrest man over UK truck deaths
Irish police said on Saturday they had arrested a man in his 20s from Northern Ireland on suspicion of involvement in the deaths of 39 people found in the back of a truck near London on Wednesday.
