Sixty-five people injured in Paris protests: police
Sixty-five people have been injured, including 11 members of the security forces, in protests against high living costs in central Paris, the police department said.
Merkel, Putin agreed to four-way talks on Kerch Strait
German Chancellor Angela Merkel voiced her concern about events in the Kerch Strait off Crimea during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit in Buenos Aires, her spokesman said on Saturday.
Pakistan to press terrorism charges against leaders of hardline Islamist group
Pakistan’s government on Saturday announced it will press terrorism and sedition charges against leaders of a hardline Islamist group that staged recent protests across the country.
G20 nations agree on reforming WTO: European officials
European officials said that G20 nations had agreed to commit to reforming the World Trade Organization in a preliminary draft of the communique due to be released at the end of a two-day meeting of the bloc on Saturday.
No damage and no tsunami threat from offshore Indonesia quake
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake that struck off the coast of Indonesia’s Tanimbar Islands on Saturday caused no damage and created no threat of a tsunami, Indonesian authorities said.
Short of time, Somalia delays landmark regional vote as tensions rise
Somalia’s South West state will delay a key presidential vote for the third time because it is not sufficiently prepared, the semi-autonomous region’s election committee said on Saturday.
Japan’s Abe urges UK PM May to avoid ‘no deal’ Brexit
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday urged British Prime Minster Theresa May to ensure stability as Britain leaves the European Union and asked her to do what she could to avoid a ‘no deal’ Brexit.
French police clash with ‘yellow vest’ protesters in Paris, 122 arrested
Police fired tear gas, stun grenades and water cannon in battles with “yellow vest” protesters around the Champs Elysees in Paris on Saturday, marking the third weekend of demonstrations across France against high living costs.
G20 to negotiate communique ‘until last minute’, yet to discuss climate change: Argentina
G20 leaders were due to discuss climate change at the morning session of their summit on Saturday and negotiations on a draft communique were expected to last until the final minute, a spokesperson for the Argentine G20 sherpa said.
Billionaire Czech PM faces more legal trouble over use of EU funds
Billionaire Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis faced renewed pressure over his business dealings on Saturday after an EU legal document said he has a conflict of interest due to links to agribusiness companies that received European funds.
