Eight civilians killed amid renewed clashes in Yemen’s Aden
At least eight civilians were killed on Friday in Aden, the temporary seat of Yemen’s internationally-recognized government, amid renewed fighting between southern separatists and government forces, medical sources said.
Major power cut impacting homes, transport in large parts of Britain
Large parts of Britain were hit by a power cut, affecting trains, knocking out traffic lights and disrupting an airport during rush hour on Friday evening.
At least eight civilians killed Aden clashes: medical sources
At least eight civilians were killed on Friday in renewed clashes between southern separatists and government forces in Aden, the seat of Yemen’s internationally-recognized government, medical sources said.
Ethiopia to hold national election next year
Ethiopia’s ruling coalition said on Friday it will hold a national election next year, defying worries over security and displacement in the Horn of Africa country that had led some to speculate the election might be postponed.
National Grid says cause of major UK power cut has been resolved
National Grid, which owns the electricity and gas transmission system in England and Wales, said the cause of a major power cut across Britain has now been resolved.
Thousands protest in Indian Kashmir over new status despite clampdown
Indian police used tear gas and pellets to fight back at least 10,000 people protesting Delhi’s withdrawal of special rights for Muslim-majority Jammu and Kashmir state in its main city of Srinagar on Friday, a police official and two witnesses said.
Britain calls for independent investigation into Hong Kong protests
British foreign minister Dominic Raab called on Friday for an independent investigation into the recent protests in its former colony Hong Kong.
Spend more on defense or we move troops to Poland, U.S. envoy tells Germany
An envoy of U.S. President Donald Trump suggested on Friday that Chancellor Angela Merkel’s unwillingness to boost defense spending might give the United States no choice but to move American troops stationed in Germany to Poland.
Kashmiri soccer players anxious over communications crackdown, lose touch with families
For the Real Kashmir Football Club, known as the Snow Leopards, this has been a tough week, which is saying something for a team based in one of the most militiarized regions of the world where stone pelting and the sound of gunfire are regular occurre…
Power cut hits London and southeast of England, halting trains
Large parts of London and the southeast of England were hit by a power cut on Friday evening, disrupting trains and knocking out traffic lights.
