HONG KONG, (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s embattled leader Carrie Lam invoked colonial-era emergency powers last used more than 50 years ago yesterday, in a dramatic move that enraged protesters who took to the streets of the Chinese-ruled city within hours.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – Haitians armed with rocks, bottles and Molotov cocktails clashed with police yesterday as they called on President Jovenel Moise, blamed for a deep economic and political crisis in the troubled Caribbean country, to step down.
DAR ES SALAAM, (Reuters) – Tanzanian president John Magufuli yesterday backed an official who sparked outrage and violated the country’s rules by beating more than a dozen students with a stick, and Magufuli urged parents and school teachers to do the same to build a disciplined nation.
QUITO, (Reuters) – Ecuadorean protesters halted transport, barricaded streets and clashed with police for a second day yesterday as almost 370 people were jailed over unrest triggered by President Lenin Moreno’s scrapping of fuel subsidies.
HONG KONG, (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s embattled leader Carrie Lam invoked colonial-era emergency powers today for the first time in more than 50 years in a dramatic move intended to quell escalating violence in the Chinese-ruled city.
LIMA, (Reuters) – Peru’s centrist President Martin Vizcarra swore in a new Cabinet yesterday as a challenge to his leadership by dismissed lawmakers fizzled out, potentially ushering in a rare period of political calm in the South American nation.
HAVANA/MOSCOW, (Reuters) – Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev lambasted the Trump administration today for trying to create a “toxic atmosphere” around Cuba, during a two-day trip to the island demonstrating Russia’s support for its Communist government.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc is taking to the air in New York City where users with a little cash to spare will soon be able to book helicopter flights to John F.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Honduran politician Juan Antonio “Tony” Hernandez is accused of smuggling tons of cocaine into the United States for years under the protection of his brother, the Central American country’s current president, a U.S.
BAGHDAD, (Reuters) – Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi yesterday declared a curfew in Baghdad until further notice after at least seven people were killed and more than 400 were injured during two days of nationwide anti-government protests.
LIMA, (Reuters) – Peru’s vice president renounced her claim to the presidency on Tuesday in a surprise twist to a constitutional crisis, dealing a fresh blow to a rebel band of former lawmakers resisting President Martin Vizcarra’s dissolution of Congress.
AUSTIN, Texas, (Reuters) – Former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger was sentenced by a Texas jury to 10 years in prison on Wednesday after finding her guilty of murder for walking into a neighbour’s apartment thinking it was her own and shooting him as he ate ice cream.
MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson made a final Brexit offer to the European Union yesterday, pitching a possible compromise for a last-minute exit deal that was cautiously welcomed by the EU though the two sides still remain far apart.
MUMBAI, (Reuters) – India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to the “father of the nation” Mahatma Gandhi on the 150th anniversary of his birth at his memorial in New Delhi yesterday.
NEW YORK, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The United States has blocked the import of goods suspected to have been made with forced labour from five countries, including clothing from China and diamonds from Zimbabwe, officials said on Tuesday following a rare crackdown on slave labor abroad.
LIMA, (Reuters) – Peru’s armed forces and police reaffirmed allegiance to President Martin Vizcarra late yesterday after his move to close Congress prompted dozens of dismissed lawmakers to pledge loyalty to vice president in a deepening political standoff.
SEOUL/TOKYO, (Reuters) – North Korea fired at least one missile off its east coast today that South Korea said may have been launched from a submarine, a day after it announced the resumption of talks with the United States aimed at ending its nuclear programme.
BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil’s Senate approved the main text of a pension reform bill in a first-round vote yesterday, clearing another key hurdle for the government’s bid to narrow its massive budget gap.
HONG KONG, (Reuters) – Hong Kong anti-government protesters are increasingly focusing their anger on mainland Chinese businesses and those with pro-Beijing links, daubing graffiti on store fronts and vandalising outlets in the heart of the financial centre.