Moscow rally draws 9,000 people: protest monitor
A Moscow rally to demand the release of protesters had drawn 9,000 people on Sunday as of 1200 GMT and more people were arriving, a Russian protest monitor, White Counter, said on Twitter.
Yemen’s Houthis say footage shows attack on Saudi border frontline
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group broadcast footage on Sunday that it said showed a major attack near the border with Saudi Arabia’s southern region of Najran, adding that its forces had captured troops and vehicles.
Hungary finds African swine fever in wild boar near Budapest
Hungary’s national food safety authority Nebih has found five cases of African swine fever in wild boar carcasses near Budapest, it said on Sunday.
Canadian tourist killed in paragliding accident in Tanzania’s Mount Kilimanjaro
A Canadian man has died in a paragliding accident in Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, a popular tourist hotspot in East Africa, a Tanzania National Parks (TANAPA) official said on Sunday.
Lebanese demonstrators decry deteriorating economic conditions
Protesters blocked several main roads in the Lebanese capital, some setting tires and rubbish bins on fire, as several hundred people gathered in the heart of the city on Sunday to protest against corruption and deteriorating economic conditions.
Fire strikes Saudi’s Haramain train station, no injuries reported
A fire broke out in the Haramain high-speed rail station in Saudi Arabia’s coastal city of Jeddah, the country’s civil defense service said on Sunday.
Countries that make weapons of war foment migration but refuse refugees, Pope Francis says
Pope Francis on Sunday scolded countries that produce weapons for wars fought elsewhere and then refuse to take in refugees fleeing the very same conflicts.
Queues as far as the eye can see: new fuel shortage hits Yemen
A fuel shortage is deepening Yemen’s humanitarian crisis, forcing drivers to wait for days in queues that stretch back from some petrol stations as far as the eye can see.
Austria votes as clear favorite Kurz keeps coalition options open
Sebastian Kurz is expected to emerge victorious in Austria’s snap parliamentary election on Sunday, but it remains unclear whether the conservative leader will lean left or to the far right in seeking the coalition partner he needs for a majority.
Merkel’s conservatives lose support, SPD allies gain: poll
Support fell for Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives over the past week but rose slightly for their Social Democrat coalition partners after the ruling alliance agreed a package of measures to protect the climate.
