Hong Kong protests: police use water cannon and arrest more than 180 on first day of controversial security law
Police also use pepper spray as people take to the streets to protest new security law introduced by China
- Protesters arrested on first day of Hong Kong’s hated new laws
- Analysis: security laws usher in new era of Chinese control
Teenage girl arrested for waving independence flag
Hong Kong police have confirmed that three women, arrested for showing independence slogans, are among seven people suspected of violating the new security law.
In total, more than 180 people have been arrested so far today.
Rampant torture by all sides in Yemen’s unofficial jails may amount to war crimes, report shows
New investigation reveals scale of violence and abuse inside prisonsBel Trew
Arbitrary detentions, torture of inmates and deaths of detainees have soared during the last few years of Yemen’s civil war, according to a new report that found all parties of the conflict responsible for human rights abuses that could amount to war crimes.
The investigation spanning four years by Yemeni rights group Mwatana delves into the grim world of nearly a dozen unofficial detention centres run by Iran-backed Houthi rebels as well as their foes: armed groups loyal to Yemen’s internationally recognised government, the military factions allied with the Saudi Arabia-led coalition and southern separatist factions.
The 86-page report paints a dark picture of rampant torture across the Arabian Peninsula country of 30 million. It documents electrocutions of prisoners by jailers, the hanging and beating of inmates, mutilation of genitals, removal of fingernails and punching holes in the feet of victims with electric drills.
In a world economy reshaped by a virus, the new North American trade deal takes effect
The new NAFTA tried not to change too much — and then the pandemic changed everything
· CBC News ·
As negotiators shook hands on the revised North American free trade agreement, they couldn't have foreseen the fundamental upheaval their countries would soon be facing thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic.
If the Trudeau government is looking to celebrate something this Canada Day, it may be the relative security of the status quo that was more or less preserved in the talks.
"Bullet dodged" — that's how Brett House, Scotiabank's deputy chief economist, summed things up for CBC News last weekend.
Putin seeks ‘irrefutable proof’ of support as Russian constitutional reform vote nears end
Russian President Vladimir Putin's main political project of the year — a constitutional vote that would allow him to extend his rule until 2036 — drew closer to completion as Russia held a nationwide ballot on Wednesday.
The vote on the amendments that would reset the clock on Putin’s tenure and enable him to serve two more six-year terms has been going on for a week but Wednesday was its final day. For the first time in Russia, the polls were open days ahead of time to help reduce crowds on election day and to bolster turnout amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Putin is all but guaranteed to get the result he wants following a massive campaign to get Russia’s voters to say “yes” to the changes. Ironically, however, the plebiscite intended to consolidate his hold on power could end up eroding his position because of the unconventional methods used to boost participation and the dubious legal basis for the ballot.
Israel signals occupied West Bank annexation move not imminent
Uncertainty over when Israel will begin controversial process as Palestinians gather for renewed protests.
Israel's foreign minister has suggested an announcement on the planned annexation of parts of the occupied West Bank was not imminent on Wednesday, the date set by Israel's coalition government to start the widely criticised process.
The statement by Gabi Ashkenazi came a day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his government's discussions with the United States on the annexation plan would continue "in the coming days", indicating he would miss the self-imposed July 1 target date to begin debate on the controversial issue.
Trump refuses to lead as pandemic worsens and allies desert him on masks
Updated 0927 GMT (1727 HKT) July 1, 2020
Most Presidents would try to stop the United States from barreling toward disaster. But Donald Trump has nothing to say and no answers to mitigate a calamity unfolding on his watch that he seems resolved to ignore.
On the day when the government's top infectious disease specialist Anthony Fauci said he would not be surprised to see the US record 100,000 new coronavirus cases per day, Trump refused to break his deafening silence.
And the day after his White House described record-breaking new infections that are sweeping the nation as "embers that need to be put out," Trump's campaign claimed credit for the "phenomenal" success of his botched pandemic leadership.
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