Yemeni separatists arrest dozens of government loyalists in Aden
Southern Yemeni separatists said they arrested dozens of government loyalists in Aden on Saturday after President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi’s forces withdrew from the port city following air strikes by the United Arab Emirates.
Sudan’s ex-president Bashir charged with corruption, holding illicit foreign currency
A Sudanese judge on Saturday formally indicted Omar al-Bashir for possessing illicit foreign currency and corruption, charges the ousted leader challenged as he was publicly questioned for the first time since his overthrow.
Hong Kong police fire tear gas, water cannon in latest clashes
Hong Kong police fired tear gas and water cannon on Saturday as pro-democracy protesters threw petrol bombs in the latest in a series of clashes that have plunged the Chinese-ruled city into its worst political crisis in decades.
Brazil agents raid illegal miners in Amazon as environmental enforcement ratchets up
Federal agents in Brazil exchanged gunfire with illegal miners in the Amazon state of Para on Friday, according to Reuters witnesses, in a dramatic example of how Brazil has stepped up environmental enforcement in the wake of rainforest fires.
Hong Kong police use tear gas to try to disperse protests
Hong Kong police fired rounds of tear gas on Saturday outside the local headquarters of the China People’s Liberation Army to try to disperse anti-government protesters.
12 dead, 50 injured in chemical factory blast in western India
At least 12 people were killed and around 50 injured after a series of explosions at a chemical factory in the western Indian state of Maharashtra on Saturday, hospital officials and police said.
Be like water: Hong Kong protesters meander on the march
Thousands marched in a meandering tour of downtown Hong Kong on Saturday in the pouring rain, the latest in a series of anti-government protests that have plunged the Chinese-ruled city into its worst political crisis in decades.
Hong Kong protesters march in the rain after mass demo banned
Thousands marched peacefully in Hong Kong on Saturday in pouring rain, the latest of a series of anti-government protests that have plunged the Chinese-ruled city into its worst political crisis in decades.
Iran official says U.S. showing ‘some flexibility’ on oil sales
A senior Iranian official said on Saturday the United States had shown flexibility on the licensing of Iranian oil sales and this was a sign that Washington’s “maximum pressure” policy against Tehran had been defeated, state media reported.
Britain’s finance minister Javid says he has fantastic relationship with PM Johnson
Britain’s finance minister Sajid Javid on Saturday he had a “fantastic” relationship with Boris Johnson after reports of a furious argument with the prime minister after the sacking of one of his aides.
