Bomb, illegal valves damage Colombia’s Transandino pipeline
A bomb and two illegal valves have damaged sections of Colombia’s Transandino pipeline, state-run oil company Ecopetrol said on Saturday.
Yemeni separatists quit some Aden posts; Houthis attack Saudi oil plant
Southern Yemeni separatists withdrew on Saturday from some government buildings in Aden that they seized last week but held on to military camps that give them control over the southern port, interim seat of Yemen’s ousted Saudi-backed government.
EU’s Juncker cuts holiday short for urgent surgery: statement
The outgoing head of the European Union’s executive, Jean-Claude Juncker of the European Commission, has cut short a holiday to undergo urgent surgery, his press team said in a statement on Saturday.
Sudanese army and civilians seal interim power-sharing deal
Sudan’s main opposition coalition and the ruling military council on Saturday signed a final power-sharing deal that paves the way for a transitional government, and eventually elections, following the overthrow of long-time leader Omar al-Bashir.
Charity ship says migrants’ safety at risk; minors allowed to disembark
A charity that operates a rescue ship carrying more than a hundred migrants off the coast of Italy said on Saturday that it could not guarantee their security after the boat had spent more than two weeks waiting for a port to disembark in.
Hong Kongers rally against government under stormy skies
Thousands of school teachers joined an 11th weekend of anti-government protests in Hong Kong on Saturday, as shops pulled down their shutters and braced for another restive summer night.
‘May God ruin Trump’, Tlaib’s grandmother says
Sitting under an olive tree in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Muftia Tlaib scoffs at the attention she has recently received from the president of the United States.
Yemen’s separatists quit some Aden posts as Houthis strike Saudi oil facility
Southern Yemeni separatists withdrew on Saturday from some government buildings in Aden that they seized last week but held on to military camps that give them control over the southern port, interim seat of Yemen’s Saudi-backed government.
Houthi drone attack on Saudi oilfield causes gas fire, output unaffected
A drone attack launched by Yemen’s Houthi group on an oilfield in eastern Saudi Arabia on Saturday caused a fire at a gas plant but had no impact on oil production, state-run oil company Saudi Aramco said.
Russian opposition activists picket for free elections
Russian opposition activists staged a string of pickets in central Moscow on Saturday to call for free elections and for charges against protesters detained at recent rallies to be dropped.
