Iran says it seized tanker after collision, UK calls move a ‘hostile act’
Britain denounced the Iranian seizure of a British-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf as a “hostile act” on Saturday, rejecting Tehran’s explanation that it had seized the vessel because it had been involved in an accident.
Thousands protest in Moscow after opposition barred from city vote
More than 10,000 people took to the streets of Moscow on Saturday to protest against the exclusion of most opposition-minded candidates from an election for the Russian capital’s legislature.
Iran’s Tasnim news agency posts video of detained British-flagged tanker
Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency posted a video of the detained British-flagged oil tanker Stena Impero on Saturday.
Serb hoping for date with flight attendant confesses to Lufthansa bomb threat
A 65-year old Serbian man confessed in court on Saturday to calling in a false bomb threat to stop a Lufthansa flight attendant from leaving the country because he hoped she would go on a date with him.
Turkish foreign minister discusses defense, Syria with Pompeo
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has discussed by telephone with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo the Russian S-400 missile defense system and the U.S. F-35 fighter jet program, a foreign ministry source said on Saturday.
British Foreign Office calls in Iranian envoy over tanker seizure
Britain summoned the Iranian Charge d’Affaires in London after Friday’s seizure of a British-flagged tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, the British Foreign Office said on Saturday.
Vatican opens ossuaries in search for missing bodies
Forensic experts extracted bones from two ossuaries within the walls of the Vatican on Saturday as part of an investigation aimed at resolving the case of a girl who vanished in 1983.
Thousands in pro-police rally as Hong Kong braces for another mass protest
Tens of thousands gathered in Hong Kong on Saturday to voice support for the police and call for an end to violence, after a wave of protests against an extradition bill triggered clashes between police and activists and plunged the city into crisis.
British-flagged tanker detained by Iran is not carrying any cargo: ISNA
A British-flagged oil tanker detained by Iran was not carrying any cargo, the head of the Ports and Maritime Organization in Iran’s southern Hormozgan province said on Saturday, according to the ISNA news agency.
Iran says it seized tanker after collision, UK fears ‘dangerous path’
Iran said on Saturday it seized a British-flagged oil tanker because it was involved in an accident, but Britain’s foreign minister said he feared Tehran was taking “a dangerous path” and other major European powers expressed alarm.
