Yemeni Houthis accuse Saudi-led coalition of ‘dangerous escalation’
The Yemeni Houthi movement on Friday accused the Saudi-led coalition of a dangerously escalation of the situation around Hodeidah after coalition forces attacked targets north of the port city.
Ireland says Brexit deal is not yet close but ‘mood music’ has improved
Britain and the European Union are not yet close to a Brexit deal that could resolve the Irish border riddle and London needs to come up with serious proposals, Ireland said on Friday.
Missing Zimbabwe doctor found but pay strike to go on: union
A Zimbabwean doctors’ union leader who disappeared during a pay strike has been found alive, his union and police said on Friday.
UK can get Brexit deal and leave by October 31 – junior minister
Britain and the European Union have moved a lot in the seven weeks that Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been in office and the two sides can still agree a deal to secure Brexit by Oct. 31, junior Brexit minister Kwasi Kwarteng said on Friday.
Hong Kong diners offered protest-inspired ‘eyeball’ mocktails and ‘tear gas’ eggs
Pro-democracy protests that have roiled Hong Kong for more than three months are providing culinary inspiration for a restaurant that offers a themed menu with spicy wasabi-spiked “tear gas” eggs and a drink shaped like a bloodied eyeball.
Ireland says not close to Brexit deal but mood music has improved
Ireland said on Friday that the European Union and the United Kingdom were not yet close to a Brexit deal that resolved the Irish border issue but the mood music had improved.
Twitter account of former Saudi royal adviser Qahtani suspended
Twitter suspended the account of former Saudi royal court adviser Saud al-Qahtani on Friday, nearly a year after he was sacked over his suspected role in the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
‘We are rising’: students strike for global climate action
Thousands of students took to the streets of Australia and other Asia-Pacific countries on Friday to kick off a global strike demanding world leaders gathering for a U.N. climate summit adopt urgent measures to stop an environmental catastrophe.
Wide Image: Indonesia’s ragtag firefighters on frontline of Borneo’s forest blazes
From soon after sunrise, a group of volunteers gathers every day on Indonesia’s portion of Borneo island to throw themselves into the desperate fight against the worst forest fires in years.
China highly appreciates decision of Kiribati to re-establish ties
China’s foreign ministry said it highly appreciates the decision of the Pacific Island nation of Kiribati to re-establish ties with Beijing.
