October 29. 2021

*) New street clashes rock Sudan's capital as UN slams coup Sudanese security forces have clashed with protesters furious over a military coup that has derailed Sudan's transition to democracy. At least 11 people have been killed, after a fourth consecutive day of street violence in Khartoum, medics say. Meanwhile, the UN Security Council and US President Joe Biden called for a restoration of the civilian-led government toppled by the army. *) Biden announces $1.75 trillion social spending plan US President Joe Biden has announced a revised $1.75 trillion social spending plan that he is confident Democrats will support, ending weeks of wrangling. Biden’s Build Back Better Act will be spent on education, childcare, clean energy and other social services but paid family leave and free two-year college were dropped. The president and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had pushed for a vote on the scaled back version of the bill, but progressives say they're not there yet. *) France detains British trawler, fines boats amid deepening fishing row French authorities have fined two British fishing vessels and detained one of them as a dispute over fishing licenses between the countries deepens. The French Sea Ministry said the trawler did not have a fishing licence but Britain's environment minister refuted it, arguing the European Union had granted one. It comes after France announced it would bar British fishing boats from some French ports from next week if no deal is reached with the UK over fishing licenses. *) ​​Houthi missile attack kills over a dozen people in Yemen's Marib At least 12 people have been killed and 20 others wounded in a missile attack carried out by Houthi rebels in Yemen's Marib province. Yemen’s Information Minister Muammar al Iryani said that Iranian-made ballistic missiles targeted a civilian settlement in Marib, destroying four homes and a mosque. The attack came as the Saudi-led coalition announced that it killed 95 Houthi rebels in an operation near Marib. And finally… *) Facebook