World briefs

Indonesia A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck eastern Indonesia’s North Maluku province yesterday, damaging some houses and causing panicked residents to flee to temporary shelters. There were no immediate reports of casualties, and authorities said there was no threat of a tsunami.

Philippines Critics of the Philippine president’s deadly anti-drug campaign said that a vote by the U.N.’s top human rights body to look into the thousands of deaths of suspects is a crucial step toward bringing perpetrators to justice and helping end the killings.

Somalia Islamic extremists blew up the gate of a Somali hotel with a car bomb and took over the building for more than 14 hours, leaving 26 people dead before Somali forces who besieged the hotel overnight killed the attackers.  More on p14

Sudan Tens of thousands of Sudanese flooded the streets of the capital of Khartoum and other cities Saturday to mark the 40th day since the deadly dispersal of a protest sit-in, and a protest leader said a planned a meeting with the country’s ruling generals to sign a power-sharing deal had been postponed.

Syria Militants targeted a gas pipeline in government-controlled central Syria, putting it out of order yesterday, according to state media.

UK A newspaper published more leaked memos from Britain’s ambassador in Washington yesterday, despite a police warning that doing so might be a crime.

France President Emmanuel Macron has overseen France’s annual Bastille Day celebration, which this year showcases European defense cooperation. Flags of the 10 countries of the European Intervention Initiative, a joint military pact created last year, led yesterday’s military parade down the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris.

Vatican City Pope Francis is encouraging efforts to safeguard the human rights of fishermen and mariners.Francis tweeted that he is praying for them and their families and noted that yesterday is a day dedicated to seafarers and fishermen. 

Spain A bull broke from the pack and gored two Australians and a Spaniard during yesterday’s final bull run of this year’s San Fermin festival, health officials from the northern Spanish city of Pamplona said.

USA On the anniversary of a 1977 blackout that hit most of New York City, a massive power outage brought the curtain down on Broadway shows and stalled traffic on Manhattan streets. Underground, the power outage affecting 73,000 customers for hours also left the subway system in disarray.