Musicians protest in Paris

Conductor Michel Dietlin and members of the Paris Opera’s orchestra play an improvised open-air concert outside the Opera Garnier to protest the government’s proposed pension reform, which affects the state-employed musicians’ special status, in Paris, France on Saturday. SD-Agencies

Dozens killed in Yemen drone attack

At least 75 Yemeni soldiers have been killed in missile and drone attacks blamed on Houthi rebels, sources said on Sunday.

Saturday’s strike was on a military camp in the central province of Marib, about 170 km east of the capital Sanaa.

A military official based in Mareb said that the attack had left 75 soldiers dead and 100 others injured.

“The attack was mounted by drones and targeted a mosque in the camp where soldiers were gathering to perform prayers,” the official said.

Harry and Meghan no longer use HRH

Queen Elizabeth and Buckingham Palace released much-anticipated statements on Saturday confirming that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will no longer use their royal titles and will move forward with their initial “Megxit” plan in the spring of 2020.

“The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are grateful to Her Majesty and the Royal Family for their ongoing support as they embark on the next chapter of their lives. As agreed in this new arrangement, they understand that they are required to step back from Royal duties, including official military appointments. They will no longer receive public funds for Royal duties,” Buckingham Palace said in a statement on the official royal family website.

“The Sussexes will not use their HRH (His or Her Royal Highness) titles as they are no longer working members of the Royal Family. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have shared their wish to repay Sovereign Grant expenditure for the refurbishment of Frogmore Cottage, which will remain their U.K. family home,” the palace said.

Medvedev, entire Cabinet resign

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev resigned along with the country’s entire Cabinet, the Kremlin press service said on January 15.

The decision was announced after President Vladimir Putin addressed the Federal Assembly.

The annual address, which sets the goals and tasks for the country, becomes the guideline for the government and the parliament to follow.

Putin has named Tax Service Chief Mikhail Mishustin as Russia’s new prime minister, the Kremlin said on January 15.

Peru to deport five tourists

Peruvian police said on January 14 they would deport five tourists and prosecute another after they allegedly damaged stonework and defecated among the ruins at Machu Picchu.

Authorities said the tourists, from Chile, Brazil, France and Argentina, snuck into the ruins and caused a rock to fall from a wall of the Temple of the Sun, damaging it. One of the foreigners allegedly defecated inside the Incan city.

An Argentine man will remain in the country to face charges after he acknowledged a lead role in the vandalism.

Trump legal team slams impeachment

The White House legal team on Saturday slammed House Democrats’ impeachment effort against U.S. President Donald Trump as “brazen and unlawful” in its first formal response.

“This is a brazen and unlawful attempt to overturn the results of the 2016 election and interfere with the 2020 election,” Trump’s lawyers argued in a response filed to the Senate.

“The Articles of Impeachment are constitutionally invalid on their face,” the response read.(SD-Agencies)