Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Republicans vow to vote on Trump pick
Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell vowed to put President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee to a vote within hours of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death being announced, sparking outrage among Democrats.
Mr McConnell said he would act swiftly, despite the election six weeks away.
In 2016, he blocked President Barack Obama's pick for the court on the grounds it was an election year.
Joe Biden has insisted a replacement should only take place after the poll.
Alexei Navalny walks down stairs as recovery continues
Russian opposition leader describes ‘clear path’ to recovery and praises Berlin doctors
The Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been pictured walking down stairs, five days after a Berlin hospital said he had been taken off a ventilator and could breathe independently.
Navalny, the leading opponent of the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, fell ill in Siberia last month and was airlifted to Berlin. Germany said laboratory tests in three countries determined he was poisoned with a novichok nerve agent, and western governments have demanded an explanation from Russia.
Is Egypt's #MeToo movement a boon or a bane for women?
The case of an alleged gang rape has seen the resurgence of a #MeToo movement which aims to hold sexual predators accountable. But now the tables have been turned on the victims themselves, writes Wafaa Albadry.
The #MeToo moment started as usual with stories on social media highlighting successful women's rights campaigns. Anonymous blogs were created, publishing testimonials of women, who fear public shaming and potential social and economic disadvantages.
The Egyptian government has passed a law which guarantees anonymity to victims who disclose sexual assault. The National Council for Women in the country has urged victims and witnesses to cooperate, guaranteeing protection. The power of social media, in a region with shrinking spaces for expression, has had a minute of glory. A rare victory for women's rights activists.
Most homeless Lesbos migrants transferred to new ‘temporary’ camp after fire
Most of the asylum seekers who were left homeless after fires ripped through their camp on Lesbos island have moved to a new temporary site, Greece's migration ministry said on Saturday.
Forced to sleep rough for days after the blazes wrecked their Moria camp last week, roughly 9,000 of the 12,700 homeless have now settled at the hastily built site of white tents.
Some have resisted entering the new camp fearing they may get stuck there, but a police operation combined with threats to discard the asylum requests of those who refuse has helped to push thousands into the facility.
Chinese drones swarming Australian skies raises security concerns
By Neheda Barakat and Eryk Bagshaw
From the beach you can hear the buzz. It’s the middle of summer and a drone is hovering over the water in Byron Bay. There’s a shark in the water being tracked remotely by four blades spinning furiously around a hovering camera.
In Paris, the small unmanned helicopters are monitoring the rebuild of the Notre Dame cathedral. In Melbourne, they are making sure people are staying at home during the coronavirus lockdown, while delivering COVID-19 medical supplies to remote communities in Rwanda.
One company, China’s Da-Jiang Innovations, more commonly known as DJI, controls 70 per cent of the world’s supply of drones. The market worldwide is forecast to expand by 380 per cent over the next four years.
Thai protesters back on streets to demand political change
Anti-gov't protesters renew calls for parliament's dissolution, rewriting of constitution and protection of dissidents.
Pro-democracy protesters are gathering in Thailand's capital, in what is expected to be the largest rally in weeks of anti-government demonstrations and the biggest since a military coup in 2014 that brought Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha to power.
Thousands of protesters on Saturday forced their way onto the campus of Bangkok's Thammasat University, an institution that has long symbolised democracy in the country's shaky political history. Later, they made their way into the adjacent Sanam Luang field near the royal palace.
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