World Sinking suburban 'home' drifts down Thames in watery climate protest

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 10: Environmental protest group Extinction rebellion float a replica of a British house infant of Tower Bridge on the River Thames in an action entitled 'Our house is flooding' on November 10, 2019 in London, England. The action is designed to bring attention inaction on rising sea levels around the world due to the climate and ecological emergency as new predictions from the recent Climate Central research report show more cities in the UK and abroad than previously though to be in danger that home over 150 million people are at serious risk of higher tides and permanent flooding from global sea level rises of between 2 and 7 feet.

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 10: Environmental protest group Extinction rebellion float a replica of a British house infant of Tower Bridge on the River Thames in an action entitled 'Our house is flooding' on November 10, 2019 in London, England. The action is designed to bring attention inaction on rising sea levels around the world due to the climate and ecological emergency as new predictions from the recent Climate Central research report show more cities in the UK and abroad than previously though to be in danger that home over 150 million people are at serious risk of higher tides and permanent flooding from global sea level rises of between 2 and 7 feet.

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 10: Environmental protest group Extinction rebellion float a replica of a British house infront of Tower Bridge on the river Thames in an action entitled 'Our house is flooding' on November 10, 2019 in London, England. The action is designed to bring attention inaction on rising sea levels around the world due to the climate and ecological emergency as new predictions from the recent Climate Central research report show more cities in the UK and abroad that home over 150 million people are at serious risk of higher tides and permanent flooding from global sea level rises of between 2 and 7 feet.

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 10: Environmental protest group Extinction rebellion float a replica of a British house infant of Tower Bridge on the River Thames in an action entitled 'Our house is flooding' on November 10, 2019 in London, England. The action is designed to bring attention inaction on rising sea levels around the world due to the climate and ecological emergency as new predictions from the recent Climate Central research report show more cities in the UK and abroad than previously though to be in danger that home over 150 million people are at serious risk of higher tides and permanent flooding from global sea level rises of between 2 and 7 feet.

High school students lie on the ground as they protest in front of the Canadian prime minister's campaign office on Oct. 18.

Protesters block the road at Oxford Circus on Oct. 18.

Fashion designer Vivienne Westwood joins a protest outside BP headquarters on Oct. 18.

Mothers hold their babies as they protest about the climate crisis outside Google office on Oct. 16.

Environmental activists protest around Bank Junction on Oct. 14

People take part in a protest at Bondi Beach on Oct. 13.

Activists of the climate change action group Extinction Rebellion sit on a street in front of the environment ministry on Oct. 12.

Protesters demonstrate on the streets on Oct. 7.  

Xi meets Lam in 'vote of confidence' over Hong Kong protests

Chinese President Xi Jinping's surprise meeting with Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam was a "vote of confidence" in her government's ability to tackle five months of anti-government protests that have rocked the semi-autonomous Chinese territory, a senior official said Tuesday. Xi met Lam on the sidelines of a trade event in Shanghai on Monday night amid signals from China's central government that it may tighten its grip on Hong Kong to quell the unrest that has at times challenged Chinese rule.

Climate activists attend an Extinction Rebellion protest at Potsdamer Platz square on Oct. 7. 

Extinction Rebellion activists stage a sit-in on a busy inner-city road in Sydney on Oct. 7.  

Protesters stand behind a banner reading "Rebel for life" as they block the roads around the Victory Column (Siegessaeule) to mark the beginning of the Extinction Rebellion protests on Oct. 7. 

Participants hold placards during a 'Fridays for Future' climate strike to protest against governments' inaction towards climate breakdown and environmental pollution in Mumbai on Sept. 27. 

A student with a placard that reads 'o future generations: forgive us because we did know what we were doing', protesting during a demonstration on a climate strike day on Sept. 27. 

Demonstrators take part in global youth climate action protests in Santiago, Chile on Sept. 27.

A protester marches with a sign reading "The Climate is changing, why aren't we" during the Global Climate Strike organized by the 'Fridays For Future Hungary' at the end of the global climate change week in downtown Budapest on Sept. 27. 

Young activists demonstrate during the third global climate strike on Sept. 27 in Naples, Italy. 

People take part in the "Fridays for Future" protest in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin as a protest for climate action on Sept. 20, as part of a global climate action day. 

Young girls protest in The Domain ahead of a climate strike rally on Sept. 20 in Sydney, Australia.

A man waving a flag that reads 'SOS' takes part in a demonstration as part of the Global Climate Strike on Sept. 20 in Mexico City. 

Young people hold up banners as they take part in a march as part of the global Climate Walk 2019 against climate change in Wakiso on Sept. 20.

Protesters take part in a protest for climate action as part of a global climate action day in Brussels on Sept. 20.

School students and protesters gather during a climate strike rally on Sept. 20 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. 

People protest in front of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment on Sept. 20 in Bangkok, Thailand. 

A protester from Detroit, MI, U.S. riles up the thousands of youth protesting at the Global Climate Strike rally in front of the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 20.   

Youths hold placards as they march for a climate strike to protest against governmental inaction towards climate breakdown and environmental pollution on Sept. 20. 

Activists hold placards and shout slogans during a march called "For the climate in Ukraine" in the center of Kiev on Sept. 20. 

Demonstrators gather in New York on Sept. 20 to protest against government inaction on climate change. An estimated 250,000 people marched in  the city as part of a global strike protesting climate change.

Extinction Rebellion activists stage a funeral for the fashion industry outside the main venue of London Fashion Week on Sept. 17 in London, England.  

Indian court gives disputed religious site to Hindus

India's Supreme Court ruled on Saturday in favor of a Hindu group in a long-running battle over a centuries-old religious site also claimed by Muslims, in a verdict that could raise tension between the two communities. The ruling paves the way for the construction of a Hindu temple on the site in the northern town of Ayodhya, a proposal long supported by Prime Minister Narenrda Modi's ruling Hindu-nationalist party.The five-judge bench, headed by the Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, delivered a unanimous judgment, opting to hand over the plot of just 2.77 acres (1.

Extinction Rebellion activists demonstrate outside the Foreign Office ahead of Victoria Beckham's show at the London Fashion Week in London, England on Sept. 15.    

About 100 activists from the Extinction Rebellion movement blocked the Wilson Bridge in Lyon, France on Sept. 15.  

Fracking activists block the entrance to the Cuadrilla’s fracking site on Sept. 10 near Blackpool, England.

Demonstrators protest in Rotterdam, Netherlands on Sept. 8.   

Protesters stop traffic on Swanston Street as they raise awareness for climate change on Sept. 6 in Melbourne, Australia.

Climate change activists attend an Extinction Rebellion demonstration in Berlin, Germany on Sept. 5.

Extinction Rebellion environmental activists take part in a demonstration as wildfires are raging in the Amazon rain forest on Aug. 31 in Paris, France. 

Protesters hold banners and placards as they gather in front of the Brazilian Embassy for a demonstration organised by Extinction Rebellion activists in Brussels, Belgium on Aug. 26, calling on Brazil to act to protect the Amazon rainforest from deforestation and fire.

Protesters march outside the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, U.S. on Aug. 26, during the MTV Video and Music Awards to bring attention to the water crisis currently gripping the city.

Climate activists of the Extinction Rebellion group chant slogans during a demonstration demanding protection for the Amazon rainforest outside the embassy of Brazil in Brussels, Belgium on Aug. 26.  

Protesters hold Extinction Rebellion flags at the Main Square during a demonstration in Krakow, Poland on Aug. 24.  

Activists from the Extinction Rebellion organisation block the Chaban-Delmas bridge in Bordeaux, France on Aug. 24, to stop the arrival of a cruise ship and to raise awareness about pollution. 

Environmental activists are seen shouting slogans outside the Brazilian embassy in London, England on Aug. 23. Extinction Rebellion environmental activists gathered outside the Brazilian embassy in London to raise awareness of fires that are devastating the Amazon.

Iran's president: New oil field found with over 50B barrels

Iran has discovered a new oil field in the country's south with over 50 billion barrels of crude oil , its president said Sunday, a find that could boost the country's proven reserves by a third as it struggles to sell energy abroad over U.S. sanctions. © Provided by The Associated Press In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani speaks in a public gathering at the city of Yazd, some 410 miles (680 kilometers) southeast of the capital Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019.

A young demonstrator holds a placard that says 'save my planet' during an Extinction Rebellion protest in Amsterdam, Netherlands on Aug. 23.   

An activist holds a placard during a climate demonstration in Madrid, Spain on Aug. 23.  

Extinction Rebellion protesters block the streets of Brisbane, Australia on Aug. 6. 

An activist with a mask is seen as she protests to demand the climate emergency statement in Malaga, Spain on July 25. 

Extinction Rebellion protesters march to Westminster at the end of their week-long protests on July 19 in London, England. 

Climate activists from Extinction Rebellion and Fridays for Future demonstrate in front of a Unicredit bank wearing masks inspired by the Money Heist series ('La casa de papel') broadcast by Netflix, in Turin, Italy on July 19. 

A young protester holds a placard during a demonstration by hundreds of school children in Cape Town, South Africa outside the South African Parliament calling for action on climate change on June 14. 

Protestors stage a 'Die In' in at the corner of Bourke and Swanston Streets in Melbourne, Australia on May 24 in Melbourne, Australia. 

Extinction Rebellion climate change activists lie on the floor to form their symbol as they perform a mass "die in" in front of the Centre Pompidou in Paris, France on April 27.   

Extinction Rebellion (XR) climate change activists lie on the floor to symbolize a "mass die" at the Gendarmenmarkt square in Berlin, Germany on April 27.

A climate change activist skateboards as demonstrators block the roads around the Bank of England (L) in London, England on April 25.

Actress Emma Thompson participates in an Extinction Rebellion climate demonstration atop the group's pink boat on Oxford Circus street in London, England, on April 19.

Chinese soldiers leave Hong Kong barracks in rare clean-up cameo

Soldiers from the Chinese People's Liberation Army briefly left their Hong Kong barracks on Saturday to help the clean-up after a week of disruption caused by pro-democracy protests, a rare and highly symbolic troop movement unsolicited by the city's embattled government. Arguments and scuffles also broke out on Saturday between pro-government and pro-democracy activists during clean-ups across the city. At the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in Kowloon, student protesters insisted they wanted to maintain an occupation of the campus and keep control of one of the major tunnels to Hong Kong Island.

Climate change activists hold a banner as they block the entrance of the Société Générale bank headquarters on April 19.

Activists carry out a symbolic funeral march on April 19. 

Protesters carrying signs join an Extinction Rebellion protest on the North Bridge.

A banner is hung across a roadway as people participate in protests on April 17.

Police officers stand in line as climate activists block a road during the protest on April 17. 

Performers stage a demonstration at Waterloo Bridge on April 16. 

Activists participate in a climate demonstration in front of the Reichstag Building on April 15. 

Extinction Rebellion eco-activists hold a banner during the Water Expo Poland conference on April 10. 

Climate protesters take to the streets on April 15. 

A woman holds up a sign as she participates in the movement.

Environmental protesters arrive to stage a demonstration on Waterloo Bridge on April 15.

Participants at a climate rally hold a banner with the inscription "Aufstand oder Aussterben," meaning "rebellion or extinction," in front of the Reichstag Building on April 15. 

A group of activists are seen lying on the ground pretending to be dead during a climate demonstration on April 15. 

Climate change campaign group holds a "fashion action" rally on April 12. 

An Extinction Rebellion flag is held by an eco-activist during the Water Expo Poland conference on April 10. 

HK activist urges Germany to halt Chinese army training

Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong urged Germany Sunday to stop military training assistance to China after its troops appeared in the protest-hit Asian financial hub, a German daily reported. Speaking to the top-selling Bild newspaper, Wong said: "It makes me furious that the German Bundeswehr is apparently helping to train Chinese soldiers. Given the riots in Hong Kong, the defence ministry should have ended this programme long ago.

Protesters are seen holding a banner reading "No hay planeta B," meaning "There isn't planet B," during a protest on April 3. 

Environmental activists stage a demonstration outside South Australia Parliament to call attention to the threats posed by global warming for the future of the planet on March 22.

Group members during a funeral march to mourn ecological and climate collapse of the planet on March 2. 

Teachers, academics, parents, children, and activists gather outside the Houses of Parliament to take part in a march to the Department for Education and protest against inadequate climate change education in schools on Feb. 23. 

Demonstrators gather ahead of the "Teachers for Climate Truth in Schools" march on Feb. 22.

Activists gather in front of Egmont Palace, housing the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on Feb. 19.

A woman holds a banner of the movement on Feb. 15.

Activists stage a march to call for action on climate change during a nationwide "Day of Action" on Jan. 26.