Hong Kong police chief says shot teen conscious when taken to hospital
Hong Kong police commissioner Stephen Lo said on Tuesday the 18-year-old man who was shot by an officer during violent clashes in the Chinese-ruled city was conscious when he was taken to hospital.
Saudi prince seeks to dodge blame for Khashoggi killing: U.N. expert
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince is trying to repair damage to his image done by Jamal Khashoggi’s murder by insisting “layers and layers” of hierarchy separated him from the Saudi agents who killed the journalist, the U.N. investigator told Reuters.
A goat can cost you: Coal India stops work as locals spar over animal death
Protests by locals in eastern India over a trespassing goat killed in an accident halted operations and cost Coal India unit Mahanadi Coalfield Ltd (MCL) 26.8 million rupees ($377,000), a spokesman said on Tuesday.
No new infrastructure needed in Ireland for post-Brexit customs checks: UK PM Johnson
Any customs checks on the island of Ireland after Brexit do not need to involve new infrastructure, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday, describing the chances of reaching an exit deal with the European Union as “good”.
UK prepared to be ‘very flexible’ on issue of customs checks in Ireland: PM Johnson
Britain is prepared to be “very flexible” to solve the problem of post-Brexit customs checks on the island of Ireland, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday.
Zimbabwe’s president pleads for patience in bringing economy back from ‘dead’
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday pleaded for time and patience to bring the economy back from the “dead”, as his government faces blame for surging inflation evoking dark days under Robert Mugabe.
Kosovo to elect new parliament amid anger over graft, unemployment
Voters in Kosovo will pick a new parliament on Sunday in a snap election dominated by rampant corruption, sky-high unemployment and poor relations with neighboring Serbia that it must try to mend if it is to move closer towards eventual EU membership.
Saudi Arabia’s high-speed Haramain train service to resume within 30 days: Saudi Press Agency
The fire-stricken Haramain high-speed train network, which services the Muslim holy sites of Saudi Arabia, will resume operations within 30 days, the state-run Saudi Press Agency reported on Tuesday, citing the transportation minister.
Migrant, refugee death toll in Mediterranean tops 1,000 for 6th year: U.N.
More than 1,000 migrants and refugees have died in the Mediterranean Sea this year, the sixth year in a row that this “bleak milestone” has been reached, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
Never mind the politics, get a Brexit deal done, says UK business
Prime Minister Boris Johnson needs to make his priority getting a Brexit deal to protect the economy, rather than wooing voters with a political promises, business groups attending the Conservative Party conference said.
