Anti-Brexit marchers hit London
LONDON — Tens of thousands of Britons opposed to the country’s withdrawal from the European Union marched through the streets of London on Saturday to demand a vote on the final Brexit deal.
Britain is set leave the European Union in March. But the government plans to give Parliament a vote on the final deal — if one is reached with the EU — this year.
People’s Vote organized the march, saying it was meant to ensure that those who will be affected by the Brexit negotiations for generations to come can vote on the final deal.
Officials estimated the turnout in the tens of thousands while organizers said it was at least 100,000.
Brexit supporters held their own, smaller rally elsewhere in the city.
Bombing attempt in Africa
NAIROBI — Zimbabwe’s election campaign season took a worrying turn Saturday afternoon when a crude bombing at a speech delivered by president Emmerson Mnangagwa appeared to be an attempt on his life.
Mr. Mnangagwa had just finished giving a speech in a stadium in Bulawayo when the bomb went off near him and other government officials as they exited the stage. Videos on social media show a blast knocking over people standing in the vicinity.
The president’s spokesman, George Charamba, released a statement saying Mr. Mnangagwa was unhurt. An investigation is underway.
It was unclear whether anyone was killed in the blast, but footage from ZBC, the state broadcaster, showed medics attending to wounded people.
Porn charges in Vatican
VATICAN CITY — A Vatican tribunal on Saturday sentenced a former Vatican diplomat to five years in prison and a fine of about $5,800 for possessing and distributing child pornography.
The Vatican has been embroiled for decades in a global scandal involving the sexual abuse of minors, but this was the first time in modern history that a sentence had been reached in its own tribunal in a trial of its kind. A Vatican spokeswoman said Monsignor Carlo Alberto Capella would now face a canonical trial, which could lead to his removal from the priesthood.
The trial was held over two days, and the hearings lasted less than four hours in total. The judges took just over an hour to arrive at a verdict.
Korean ‘kingmaker’ dies
SEOUL, South Korea — Kim Jong-pil, a two-time South Korean prime minister who helped engineer a military coup, founded the country’s intelligence agency, and facilitated the rise of three presidents, but who never managed to win the presidency himself, died Saturday in Seoul, the capital. He was 92.
Mr. Kim’s death was announced by his family and by the South Korean government. He had been taken to Soon Chun Hyang University Hospital in Seoul early Saturday after having difficulty breathing, but was pronounced dead on arrival.
The cause of death was not revealed, except to say Mr. Kim was suffering from complications of old age.
Mr. Kim was the last of the “Three Kims,” as they were known in South Korea. The trio — including two presidents, Kim Young-sam, who died in 2015; and Kim Dae-jung, who died in 2009 — dominated national politics for decades, notably during the country’s transformation from military dictatorship to vibrant democracy.