News Headlines - 29 September 2019

▽Taiwan Rallies for Hong Kong to Resist Beijing’s Influence - WSJ

A march in the capital of Taiwan drew what organizers said were 100,000 people into the streets in solidarity with Hong Kong, which has endured 17 weeks of unrest underpinned by fear of the Chinese government’s increasing reach into the city’s affairs. Taipei police didn’t give a crowd-size estimate.
The political turmoil in the former British colony is pushing Taiwan away from Chinese President Xi Jinping’s plan to use the Hong Kong model of “one country, two systems” to bring the self-governed island of Taiwan under Beijing’s rule. Rising opposition here is a setback for President Xi’s push for a reunification that is part of his grand vision to rejuvenate China.

▽US to send 200 troops and missile system to Saudi Arabia | Financial Times

The Pentagon will send 200 troops, a surface-to-air missile system and extra radar equipment to Saudi Arabia to help the kingdom boost its military defences following the attack on its oil facilities this month.
General Joe Dunford, chairman of the joint chiefs, and Mark Esper, defence secretary, announced last week that the US would deploy troops and equipment to Saudi Arabia following requests from Riyadh and the United Arab Emirates.

▽Houthis claim to have killed 500 Saudi soldiers in major attack | The Guardian

Houthi rebels in Yemen say they have killed 500 Saudi soldiers, captured a further 2,000 and seized a convoy of Saudi military vehicles.
The extraordinary claims at a press conference on Sunday, involving still photographs and inconclusive videos of captured soldiers, many not in uniform, could not be corroborated, and there was no independent confirmation from Saudi Arabia.

▽U.S. Concludes Syria Used Chemical Weapons in May Attack - The New York Times

The United States has concluded that Syria used chlorine gas in an attack against rebels last May, saying Thursday that it was the latest use of chemical weapons by President Bashar al-Assad’s government in the eight-year civil war but stopping short of threatening a military response.

▽Yahoo redesigns its logo to remind you that Yahoo exists - The Verge

Yahoo isn’t exactly a popular company these days. But while it’s been down for a long time, it’s not out of the game yet, and today the company is here to remind everyone of that with a new logo that practically screams out (in a newly selected hue of purple): “We still exist and have somehow not imploded like a decayed, hollowed-out husk of a dying oak tree!”
The new logo looks to paint a fresh start for the long-beleaguered company. Designed by Pentagram (the firm behind the bold, sans-serif designs for Citibank, New York City’s OMNY system, and the Cooper Hewitt museum), the new Yahoo logo marks the first redesign for the company since its big overhaul under the leadership of then-CEO Marissa Mayer in 2013.