Fresh protests rock Hong Kong as activists seek a voice at G20
Hong Kong was plunged into chaos again on Thursday as protesters rallied outside the justice secretary’s offices, blocking roads and forcing workers to leave in the latest unrest to rock the city over an extradition bill that has now been suspended.
Some British lawmakers to seek to block no-deal Brexit: The Sun
Some pro-European Union lawmakers in the British parliament will seek next week to block a no-deal Brexit by cutting off some of the government’s funding, The Sun newspaper reported.
Lebanese army veterans block highways to protest budget cuts
Hundreds of retired army officers burned tires blocking main highways into Lebanon’s capital on Thursday to protest cuts to their benefits as part of the 2019 draft budget.
G20 members at odds over climate change for summit meeting: sources
G20 negotiators are wrangling over the wording of a summit communique on combatting climate change, with the United States pushing to downgrade the language against European opposition, according to sources and drafts of the text.
Family says they have not heard from Australian man reportedly held in North Korea
The family of an Australian student reportedly detained in North Korea said on Thursday they had not heard from him for several days and the Australian government said it was seeking urgent clarification on his whereabouts.
Twin attacks threaten new Ethiopian government’s reforms
The Baklaba and Cake cafe was heaving with customers when truck-loads of heavily armed men in fatigues rolled up across the road outside the local government headquarters in Ethiopia’s Amhara region.
New Zealand’s PM Ardern reshuffles cabinet to tackle housing crisis
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Thursday replaced the housing minister and appointed a team of senior officials to tackle New Zealand’s housing crisis, in her first cabinet reshuffle since taking power in 2017.
Hezbollah sees U.S. war on Iran as unlikely: report
The Iran-backed Lebanese Shi’ite group Hezbollah believes a U.S. war on Iran is unlikely and U.S. President Donald Trump would not be able to control the results of a conflict that could engulf the region.
Genius or joker? British PM favorite Johnson set to face the world
Loose cannon or influential statesman – what kind of British prime minister would Boris Johnson make on the world stage? Judging by his time as foreign secretary, possibly both.
Two killed, 7 injured as Russian plane makes emergency landing
Two people were killed and seven injured when an Antonov An-24 passenger plane made an emergency landing at a regional airport in Russia’s Buryatia republic, in Siberia, on Thursday, the area’s emergency situations ministry said.
