Imran Khan: Former Pakistani PM attends first rally since shooting
Pakistan's ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan has spoken to hundreds of thousands of supporters, in his first public appearance since being shot at and injured three weeks ago.
Crowds gathered for a rally in the city of Rawalpindi, taking flags and signs.
The former cricket star urged them to live without fear of death.
One person was killed and several others injured during the attack earlier this month, which unfolded as Mr Khan led a similar event.
The former PM was injured in his right leg and underwent surgery. He has accused members of the current government of plotting the attack, in Wazirabad.
Covid lockdown protests break out in western China after deadly fire
Protesters in Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang, blame restrictions for death toll of 10 in apartment block fire
Reuters
Protests have broken out in China’s far western Xinjiang region, with crowds shouting at hazmat-suited guards after a deadly fire triggered anger over their prolonged Covid-19 lockdown as nationwide infections set another record.
Crowds chanted “End the lockdown,” pumping their fists in the air as they walked down a street, according to videos circulated on Chinese social media on Friday night. Reuters verified the footage was published from the Xinjiang capital, Urumqi.
Videos showed people in a plaza singing China’s national anthem with its lyric “Rise up, those who refuse to be slaves” while others shouted that they wanted to be released from lockdowns.
Poland: Explosion reported outside shopping center
Emergency services have cordoned off a parking lot at a shopping center in the Polish city of Wroclaw after an explosion injured one person and damaged several cars. The cause of the blast is being investigated.
Polish authorities have launched an investigation after a blast took place outside a shopping center in Wroclaw on Saturday, according to Polish media reports.
One person was injured in the incident, but the cause of the blast remains unclear.
What we know so far
At 1 p.m. local time (1200 UTC), police received reports that there had been an explosion in the parking lot at the Marino Shopping Center.
Emergency crews rushed to the scene and cordoned off the area of the parking lot.
Venezuela's Maduro, opposition return to negotiation table
The government of Nicolas Maduro and the Venezuelan opposition are to restart political talks in Mexico on Saturday after a 15-month standoff, aiming to break a stalemate over what constitutes "free" elections.
A successful outcome could open the door to oil-rich Venezuela returning in force to global oil markets and the easing of a US oil embargo.
A political crisis has worsened there since Maduro declared himself victor of a contested 2018 election, which was widely seen as fraudulent.
Japan eyes using enemy base strike capability with U.S.
Japan is considering using an enemy base strike capability, or what it prefers to call "counterstrike capability," with its ally the United States, in the event it comes under attack, a source familiar with the matter said.
Highlighting the need to obtain the capability in response to a worsening security environment, the government will also limit the targets of such attacks to "military" ones, but it may be loosely defined to include not only enemy bases but also other sites, such as command centers, the source said.
Those ideas were described in a policy document shown at a working-level meeting of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner Komeito on Friday.
‘Scary our lives are so controversial’: How tug of war over ‘OneLove’ armbands descended into a World Cup sideshow
FIFA President Gianni Infantino pleaded with countries to let football take center stage ahead of the World Cup in Qatar, but it hasn’t quite worked out like that.
Soccer’s global governing body has found itself at loggerheads with seven European nations over the threat of sanctions for any player wearing a “OneLove” armband during games.
The eleventh-hour announcement from FIFA has created a rift between soccer’s governing body and the seven nations involved, although neither side has emerged free from criticism.
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