Demonstrators fill Lebanon’s streets in third day of fiery protests
Thousands of demonstrators poured into Lebanon’s streets on Saturday for a third day of anti-government protests, directing growing rage at a political elite they blame for driving the country to the economic brink.
British protesters lampoon the ‘Lucifer’ of Brexit and his billionaire backers
Anti-Brexit protesters used a bizarre array of humor on Saturday to lampoon Britain’s leaders, casting Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s chief adviser as a manipulating devil behind an EU divorce they view as the work of a privileged few.
‘We are voiceless’: Hundreds of thousands protest in London for new Brexit vote
Hundreds of thousands of Britons marched through London on Saturday to demand a new Brexit referendum and celebrated as lawmakers in parliament voted to postpone Britain’s departure from the European Union.
Turkish troops ready to continue Syria offensive if truce deal not implemented: minister
Turkish troops in northern Syria are ready to continue their offensive if a deal with Washington to pause the conflict while Kurdish fighters withdraw is not fully implemented, Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said on Saturday.
Street clashes spur Catalan leader to call for Madrid talks
Catalonia’s pro-independence regional chief Quim Torra called for talks with Spain’s central government on Saturday to try to end a wave of violence sparked by the jailing of separatist leaders.
Northern Ireland’s DUP say they will use every strategy to seek changes to Brexit deal
Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party will use every strategy available to try and get changes to Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal, its Brexit spokesman Sammy Wilson said on Saturday.
Rebel with a cause plots ruin of Johnson’s big Brexit day
Fearing Britain could drop out of the European Union without a deal by design or default, one British lawmaker has threatened to deny Prime Minister Boris Johnson his day of Brexit glory by delaying a vote on a last-minute divorce deal.
Not responsible for PM to threaten ‘my deal or no deal’: UK lawmaker Letwin
British lawmaker Oliver Letwin said on Saturday it was not responsible for Prime Minister Boris Johnson to threaten a choice between his Brexit deal and a no deal.
North Macedonian PM urges snap election after EU declines to launch accession talks
North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev called on Saturday for a snap parliamentary election after the European Union failed to give his country a date to start talks on joining the bloc.
Mali army says it killed 50 militants, freed soldiers in counter-attack
The Malian army said it had killed around 50 militants during an operation in which it managed to rescue some of the soldiers who were captured during deadly attacks last month on two bases in the center of the country.
