Rasa - The UK High Court has reviewed a plea against the country’s arms sales to Saudi Arabia in the light of the fact that the kingdom is waging a bloody war against Yemen, deciding that the government's weapons sales are not in contravention of the law.

Rasa - Local media reported Sunday that police in the German city of Hamburg detained almost 300 people during anti-G20 protests, and arrested half of them.

Rasa - Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his optimism about the prospects of a solution to the years-long crisis in Syria, stressing that "the future of Syria and the political future of President Bashar al-Assad should only be determined by the Syrian people."

Rasa - Hate crimes in the UK involving racial and religious discrimination have spiked at an unprecedented rate since last year’s British referendum to leave the European Union, raising concerns that minority groups feel “more vulnerable than ever.”

Rasa - Scores of Muslim religious leaders have started a tour of the sites of recent terrorist attacks that hit Europe to remember the victims and denounce violence.

Rasa - The French parliament has voted to extend a state of emergency in France for the sixth time, with the government announcing that it would be closing three more mosques as part of the measure.

Rasa - Angry protesters have clashed with police in Hamburg where leaders from the world's top economies convened for a summit amid tensions over President Donald Trump's decision to pull the US out of the Paris climate deal.

Rasa - UK Prime Minister Theresa May is not likely to release the findings of an investigation into Saudi Arabia’s funding of extremist groups across Britain, out of fear that the move would hurt relations with the Middle Eastern ally.