Egypt says restored food subsidies to nearly 2 million after Sisi tweets
Egypt said on Tuesday it had returned nearly 2 million people to its food subsidy program since February, two days after tweets by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in which he said he was personally following the politically-sensitive matter.
UK says use of live ammunition in Hong Kong is disproportionate
Britain’s Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Tuesday that the use of live ammunition by Hong Kong police was disproportionate, after a teenage demonstrator was shot.
Part of UK PM Johnson’s party conference briefly closed after pass incident
Part of the conference center where Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party is holding its annual gathering was briefly closed on Tuesday after an attendee entered the international lounge without the relevant pass.
Prince Harry’s wife Meghan backs better access for women to higher education
Meghan, wife of Britain’s Prince Harry, said on Tuesday that empowering women through education could be transformational for communities during a visit to Johannesburg University in South Africa.
Six crew still feared trapped in boats hours after Taiwan bridge collapse
Six fishermen were believed trapped in boats twelve hours after a bridge collapsed into a harbor in northeastern Taiwan on Tuesday, injuring 10 other people as it crushed several fishing boats.
France’s Macron meets freed Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov
French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday met Oleg Sentsov, the Ukrainian filmmaker freed in a prisoner swap last month after four years in a Russian jail.
Varadkar glad customs posts not part of British government’s plan to replace backstop
Ireland’s prime minister on Tuesday welcomed Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s denial that Britain intends to propose putting customs posts on the Irish border as part of a plan to replace the contentious “backstop” insurance policy.
Key dates in Hong Kong’s protests
A young demonstrator was shot and police fired tear gas and water cannon at petrol-bomb throwing protesters, as violence flared in Hong Kong as the city’s Chinese rulers celebrated the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic.
Hong Kong police shoot teen protester as violence escalates
Hong Kong police fired tear gas and water cannon at petrol-bomb throwing protesters and shot a teenage demonstrator, as pro-democracy activists defied the city’s Chinese rulers on the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic.
No confidence vote in UK PM Johnson unlikely until after EU summit: McDonnell
Britain’s main opposition Labour Party is unlikely to push for a no confidence vote in the government until after a European Union summit later this month, according to John McDonnell, the second most powerful figure in the party.
