Новости за 16.10.2021

KHARTOUM — Thousands of pro-military Sudanese protesters took to the streets Saturday demanding the dissolution of the transitional government, saying it had "failed" them politically and economically.

RIYADH — The Saudi-led coalition supporting Yemen's government said Saturday it had killed 160 Houthi rebels in strikes south of the strategic city of Marib, where loyalists say rebels have made advances.

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Afghanistan's Shiite minority buried their dead for the second Saturday in a row after another suicide bomb attack on a mosque claimed by the Daesh terror group group.

LEIGH-ON-SEA, United Kingdom — The fatal stabbing of British lawmaker David Amess was a terrorist incident with possible links to "Islamist extremism", police said Saturday, as the government ordered a review of safety measures to protect MPs.

BEIRUT — The spokesman for relatives of those killed in last year's Beirut port blast quit on Saturday, following fears he had been intimidated into urging the dismissal of the lead investigator in the case.

ISTANBUL — Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday vowed continuity in Germany’s relations with Turkey that included both cooperation and criticism of Ankara as she paid her final visit to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

AMMAN — A community-based initiative is on a mission to cover two bridges in Amman with colourful paint and designs.

ROME — Tens of thousands of Italians called for a ban on the extreme right as they rallied in Rome on Saturday after protests over a tough coronavirus pass regime last weekend degenerated into riots blamed on neo-fascists.

LONDON — A partially shredded canvas of one of Banksy’s most celebrated works sold at auction in London on Thursday for £18.58 million ($25.38 million), a new record for the British artist, three years after the artwork was bought for a fraction of that price.