Hundreds of migrants killed by Saudi border guards

2023-08-21

Hundreds of migrants killed by Saudi border guards

1. Hundreds of migrants killed by Saudi border guards

- Saudi border guards are accused of the mass killing of migrants along the Yemeni border in a new report by Human Rights Watch.

- The report says hundreds of people, many of them Ethiopians who cross war-torn Yemen to reach Saudi Arabia, have been shot dead.

- Migrants said they had limbs severed by gunfire and saw bodies left on the trails.

- Saudi Arabia has previously rejected allegations of systematic killings.

2. Donald Trump confirms he will skip Republican presidential debates

- Donald Trump has confirmed that he will not take part in Republican presidential debates with his rivals in the race for the White House.

- The ex-president said one latest poll showed he had "legendary" numbers ahead of other hopefuls to be the party's nominee for the 2024 election.

- Donald Trump wrote in a post on social media: "The public knows who I am and what a successful Presidency I had".

3. Ecuador divided after bloody election campaign

- The assassination of Fernando Villavicencio upended the final week of campaigning in Ecuador.

- All eight candidates talked about the need for peace and security. After an often bloody campaign, that was a message that Ecuadoreans very much wanted to hear.

- After Mr Villavicencio's death, a local politician was killed in the northern Esmeraldas province and many feared more was to come.

1. Hundreds of migrants killed by Saudi border guards

- Saudi border guards are accused of the mass killing of migrants along the Yemeni border in a new report by Human Rights Watch.

- The report says hundreds of people, many of them Ethiopians who cross war-torn Yemen to reach Saudi Arabia, have been shot dead.

- Migrants said they had limbs severed by gunfire and saw bodies left on the trails.

- Saudi Arabia has previously rejected allegations of systematic killings.

2. Donald Trump confirms he will skip Republican presidential debates

- Donald Trump has confirmed that he will not take part in Republican presidential debates with his rivals in the race for the White House.

- The ex-president said one latest poll showed he had "legendary" numbers ahead of other hopefuls to be the party's nominee for the 2024 election.

- Donald Trump wrote in a post on social media: "The public knows who I am and what a successful Presidency I had".

3. Ecuador divided after bloody election campaign

- The assassination of Fernando Villavicencio upended the final week of campaigning in Ecuador.

- All eight candidates talked about the need for peace and security. After an often bloody campaign, that was a message that Ecuadoreans very much wanted to hear.

- After Mr Villavicencio's death, a local politician was killed in the northern Esmeraldas province and many feared more was to come.

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