Crackdown on Billionaires and Other Top Officials Shakes Up Saudi Arabia
In just a few hours, security forces arrested princes, billionaires, ministers and former top officials as soon as King Salman announced a sweeping anti-corruption drive.
bloomberg.com
Texas Church Massacre: At least 26 dead after man opens fire at Baptist church near San Antonio
Texas Governor Greg Abbot said 26 people where killed during a shooting inside a Baptist church near San Antonio on Sunday (5 November).
ibtimes.co.uk
The Paradise Papers Data Dump: What's Been Reported So Far
A new set of data taken from an offshore law firm again threatens to expose the hidden wealth of individuals and show how corporations, hedge funds and others may have skirted taxes. A year after the Panama Papers, a massive leak of confidential information from the Bermuda law firm Appleby Group Services Ltd. has shone another light on the use of offshore accounts.
bloomberg.com
US Senator Rand Paul's ribs broken in assault at home
It has emerged that US senator Rand Paul suffered serious injuries during an assault at his Kentucky home.
bbc.com
Saudi says reserves right to respond to Iran 'hostile actions'
Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Monday his country reserved the right to respond to Iran’s “hostile actions”, an apparent reference to a missile fired by Yemen’s Houthis who Saudi Arabia says are armed by Iran.
reuters.com
Saudi Arabia retaliates with 29 air strikes on Yemen after ballistic missile fired at Riyadh airport
Saudi Arabia-led coalition carried out at least 29 air strikes on Yemen's Sanaa province in retaliation to a missile attack on a Riyadh airport on Saturday (4 November). The Kingdom also warned Iran that it holds the country responsible for the "act of war".
ibtimes.co.uk
Saudi-led forces close air, sea and land access to Yemen
The Saudi-led military coalition fighting Houthi rebels in Yemen said on Monday it would close all air, land and sea ports to the Arabian Peninsula country to stem the flow of arms to the Houthis from Iran.
reuters.com
Hezbollah says Saudi Arabia forced Lebanese PM to quit
Lebanon’s Shi‘ite Hezbollah group on Sunday accused Saudi Arabia of forcing Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri to quit, and called for calm in an effort to contain the political crisis unleashed by his resignation.
reuters.com
Japan can shoot N. Korean missiles ‘out of the sky’ if it buys enough arms from US – Trump
Donald Trump promised that Japan will be able to shoot North Korea’s missiles “out of the sky” if it purchases enough arms from Washington. The Japanese prime minister is considering buying fighter jets, missiles, and warships from the US.
rt.com
Trump Is Leaving Japan Empty-Handed on Trade
President had hoped for concessions on trade from Japan’s Abe.
bloomberg.com
Nicaragua: Sandinistas Lead Municipal Elections
Participation was somewhere between 52 and 53 percent, according to Nicaragua's Supreme Electoral Council.
telesurtv.net