Iraq’s Umm Qasr port reopens after protesters leave entrance
Iraq’s main seaport Umm Qasr reopened on Saturday at 3 a.m. (0000 GMT) and all operations have resumed after protesters left the port’s entrance, port employees and government sources in the area said.
Wife of top Mexican drug lord released on bail: media
Mexican authorities have released on bail the wife of one of the country’s most wanted drug lords, Nemesio Oseguera, boss of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel, local media reported late on Friday.
Filipinos’ trust in Duterte falls to lowest level: survey
Public trust in Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte dropped to the lowest of his presidency, a survey showed on Saturday, although he still maintained a rating of “very good”.
Power restored in most of Japan’s quake-hit Hokkaido; Toyota plants to shut
Power had been restored to almost all customers in the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido by early Saturday, two days after an earthquake caused an island-wide blackout and killed at least 21 people.
U.S. military drawing up options should Syria use chemical weapons
America’s top general on Saturday said he was involved in “routine dialogue” with the White House about military options should Syria ignore U.S. warnings against using chemical weapons in an expected assault on the enclave of Idlib.
Australian groups launch global wave of climate protests ahead of summit
Tall ships carrying climate change banners sailed into Australia’s Sydney Harbour on Saturday launching a wave of protest across 95 countries organized by New York-based lobby group 350.org.
Chinese government’s top diplomat in Pakistan to meet new government
The Chinese government’s top diplomat was in Pakistan on Saturday for the first high-level meetings between the neighbors since new Prime Minister Imran Khan took office, the south Asian nation’s foreign office said.
U.S. recalls diplomats in El Salvador, Panama, Dominican Republic over Taiwan
The United States said on Friday it had recalled its top diplomats in the Dominican Republic, El Salvador and Panama over those countries’ decisions to no longer recognize Taiwan.
Power supplies restored to almost all of Hokkaido, Toyota plants to shut
Power supply had been restored to almost all customers in Hokkaido by early Saturday, two days after a powerful earthquake caused blackouts across the island, but the impact to businesses continue, including Toyota Motor’s plan to halt 16 of 18 domesti…
Unrest intensifies in Iraq as Iranian consulate and oil facility stormed
Civil unrest fueled by anger against perceived corruption and misrule by Iraq’s political elite intensified across the south of the country on Friday, as protesters stormed the Iranian consulate in Basra while others briefly took workers hostage at a n…
