Hong Kong democrats hope to regain veto powers in crucial by-election
Hong Kong’s democratic opposition is aiming to win back a crucial legislative council seat in an election on Sunday that will restore some of its veto power at a time when the China-ruled city’s freedoms are under strain.
Landslide state election loss rattles Australia’s minority government
The Labor government in the Australian state of Victoria won an unexpectedly large majority in an election that analysts say is a warning to the country’s ruling conservative government ahead of national polls due in six months.
Save our Brexit: May urges UK public to back her in letter to the nation
Prime Minister Theresa May made a dramatic direct appeal to the British public to support her deal to exit the European Union on Sunday even as backing from her own party for the agreement appeared to elude her.
Syrian state media says insurgent shells injure 50 people, cause choking, in Aleppo
Syrian state media said insurgent shelling on Aleppo city wounded 50 people on Saturday, causing breathing problems.
Northern Irish DUP says will vote against May’s ‘pitiful’ Brexit deal
The Northern Irish party propping up British Prime Minister Theresa May’s government on Saturday said it would vote against her Brexit withdrawal agreement, which its deputy leader said would leave Britain in a “pitiful and pathetic place”.
Four Finns among five killed in private plane crash in Zimbabwe
Four Finnish citizens are believed to have been among five people who died in a plane crash in Zimbabwe on Friday, their companies and Finland’s foreign ministry said.
French police clash violently with protesters on Champs Elysees over petrol costs
Police firing tear gas and water cannons clashed in Paris on Saturday with thousands of protesters angry over rising car fuel costs and President Emmanuel Macron’s economic policies, the second weekend of “yellow vest” protests across France.
U.S. says receives credible terrorist threat against facilities in Congo
The U.S. embassy in Democratic Republic of Congo said on Saturday it had received “credible and specific information of a possible terrorist threat against U.S. government facilities” in the capital, Kinshasa.
PM May says UK will always stand by Gibraltar
British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Saturday the United Kingdom would “always stand by Gibraltar” after Spain got enough assurances over the peninsula to unblock the European Union’s Brexit deal with London.
Taiwan voters set to block same-sex marriage in referendum
Taiwan voters were set to back a referendum that defines marriage as between a man and a woman, dealing a blow to the self-ruled island’s reputation for liberalism in Asia amid a heated debate over marriage equality.
