SANAA -- At least 11 people were killed Saturday in airstrikes on a village near Yemen's capital Sanaa, Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported, blaming Saudi warplanes for the attacks amid escalating hostilities in the war-torn country.
The airstrikes destroyed five residential houses in Ash Sharyah village in Bani Hushaysh district, east of Sanaa, with women and children among the dead, according to the channel. (Yemen-Houthis-Death)
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LONDON -- The Chinese Embassy in Britain on Friday strongly condemned a joint statement issued by Britain and several other countries concerning the sentencing of Joshua Wong Chi-fung, saying it interfered in Hong Kong affairs and China's internal affairs.
An embassy spokesperson said China firmly opposes and strongly condemns the statement issued by Britain and other countries, including the United States, Canada and Australia, and has lodged solemn representations with the British side. (China-Britain-Hong Kong Affairs)
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NEW YORK -- Multiple U.S. lawmakers have vowed to reverse the tariff policies of President Donald Trump's administration, after Democrats flipped both chambers of Congress in Tuesday's midterm elections.
Representative Richard Neal, the Democrat expected to regain the chairmanship of the tax- and trade-focused House Ways and Means Committee, told a trade conference on Friday that he is committed to reversing the "unjustified" tariffs imposed by Trump and his "backroom deals" on trade. (US-Tariff-Congress)
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TEHRAN -- Iran's air defence force has shot down two U.S. MQ-9 drones over Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's state-run Press TV reported on Saturday.
Iran's state news agency IRNA reported earlier that local witnesses said two projectiles hit the Suza area of Qeshm Island. (US-Iran-Strikes) ■
