Turkey says downs drone on Syria border
Turkish fighter jets have downed a drone that violated Turkey’s airspace from Syria six times, the defense ministry said on Sunday, adding that the drone’s nationality could not be immediately determined.
Singer attacked with paint at pro-Hong Kong democracy rally in Taiwan
Hong Kong singer and activist Denise Ho was attacked on Sunday by a masked man who threw red paint at her at a rally in Taiwan held in support of anti-government protests in Hong Kong.
Thousands rally in Moscow to demand release of jailed protesters
More than 20,000 Russians took to the streets of Moscow on Sunday to demand the release of protesters jailed over the summer in what opponents of the Kremlin say is a campaign to stifle dissent.
Kurz’s conservatives win Austrian election, still need coalition partner
Austrian conservative leader Sebastian Kurz triumphed in Sunday’s parliamentary election, as widely expected, but he will need a coalition partner to form a stable government and the vote left him several options across the political spectrum.
Northern Ireland’s DUP leader Foster backs PM Johnson’s Brexit push
Arlene Foster, leader of Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), said on Sunday she supported British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, but could not accept leaving the EU on different terms to the rest of the country.
UK’s Rees-Mogg: DUP backing will bring in support for Brexit deal
Conservative and opposition lawmakers will likely vote through any Brexit deal that Prime Minister Johnson secures if the Northern Irish DUP party support it, Britain’s House of Commons leader Jacob Rees-Mogg said on Sunday.
Prominent Egyptian activist arrested as crackdown continues
A prominent Egyptian activist who was released on probation in March was arrested again on Sunday, his family and a security source said, part of what government critics say is the largest wave of arrests since President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi took power…
Tenerife in Canary Islands hit by power outage
Tenerife experienced a power cut on Sunday affecting the entire island of about 1 million people, the regional government of the Canary Islands said via Twitter.
UK ‘won’t look the other way’ when Hong Kong protesters beaten: Raab
Britain will not ignore the treatment of protesters in Hong Kong when they are beaten indiscriminately, foreign minister Dominic Raab said on Sunday.
Bangladesh bans heartburn drug ranitidine over cancer fears
Bangladesh’s drug regulatory authority on Sunday issued a ban on sales of popular heartburn drug ranitidine while it investigates a potential cancer-causing substance in the drug.
