World briefs

HONG KONG Tens of thousands of pro-China protesters have rallied yesterday in Hong Kong, according to BBC. Demonstrators waved Chinese flags, and chanted “oppose Hong Kong independence; support Beijing’s ruling”. Last week, the Chinese government issued a rare ruling on Hong Kong’s law, effectively disqualifying two pro-independence lawmakers from parliament.

US Three of President-elect Donald Trump’s children will run his Trump Organization during his time in office. “We are in the process of vetting various structures with the goal of the immediate transfer of management of The Trump Organization and its portfolio of businesses to Donald Jr., Ivanka and Eric Trump along with a team of highly skilled executives,” the New York-based company said.

PAKISTAN The death toll from a bomb blast at a Sufi shrine in southwest Pakistan has risen to 50 people with more than 100 wounded. The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the suicide attack

AUSTRALIA The United States has agreed to resettle an unspecified number of refugees languishing in Pacific island camps in a deal that is expected to inspire more asylum seekers to attempt to reach Australia by boat, officials say.

VENEZUELA Representatives of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and opposition parties, following a second round of talks brokered by the Vatican, agreed on a tentative road map to address a political and economic impasse that’s driven the oil-rich nation to its knees. The Vatican delegate, Claudio Maria Celli, discussed developments at a press conference that followed four hours of talks in Caracas on Saturday.

RWANDA Two Rwandan men accused of participating in the 1994 genocide against Tutsis have arrived in Kigali, Rwanda, following their extradition from the Netherlands, an official said Saturday. The suspects — Jean-Claude Iyamuremye, 40, and Jean Baptiste Mugimba, 57 — were handed over Saturday to Rwandan authorities by Dutch officials at Kigali International Airport.