Treasury targets terror group Hizballah’s Lebanon-based bank of choice, Jammal Trust Bank, for knowingly providing support to the group via Hizballah’s Executive Council and Iran’s Martyrs Foundation, which funnels money to the families of suicide bombers.…

Pro-democracy Sha Tin district councillor Rick Hui arrested and taken to Kwun Tong police station, according to Community Sha Tin and Hui's own official FB page. Reason unclear.

CHINA REJECTED PROPOSAL FROM H.K. GOVT. TO WITHDRAW BILL: RTRS

EXCLUSIVE: China rejected formal submission from Hong Kong government to withdraw extradition bill – government sources. @jamespomfret @GregTorode

NEW: concrete evidence of how and how much beijing is controlling the hong kong government's response to the unrest there

Reuters Exclusive: #China rejected proposal from #HongKong government this summer to withdraw the extradition bill -sources @jamespomfret @GregTorode

@jamespomfret @GregTorode Reuters Exclusive: Highest levels of Chinese government were involved in #China decision to reject #HongKong government's proposal this summer to withdraw the extradition bill - source

@jamespomfret @GregTorode Reuters: #HongKong government report to Beijing evaluated feasibility of protesters' demands - sources

A source is telling me a legislative councillor has now been arrested... about 10 min ago.

Lawmaker Cheng Chung-tai of Civic Passion has been arrested.

Just in: Social activist Wong Yeung-tat has said pro-democracy lawmaker Cheng Chung-tai has been arrested. Wong has added Cheng has been brought to Tin Shui Wai Police Station. Reason: unknown. #antiELAB #ExtraditionLaw #HongKongProtests

RECAP of arrests in past 24 hours... and rolling Hong Kong National Party founder Andy Chan Democracy activist Agnes Chow Democracy activist Joshua Wong Shatin District Councillor Rick Hui New Territories Legislator Cheng Chung-tai

Yesterday failed launch at #Semnan Space Center #Iran. This imagery shows orange-reddish fumes on the pad, probably dinitrogen tetroxide (IRFNI /UDMH propellant mix). Incident might have occurred at startup while attempting to reach pressure/temp/flow equilibrium.…

@sbreakintl Also, the use of water as extinguisher is out of question since its reaction with IRFNI is highly exothermic. IRFNI/UDMH combustion byproduct is mostly water which could give an explanation for the running water in and around the launch pad.

Thread on 6 arrests made so far of protest leaders and now HK politicians by Hong Kong police https://t.co/GwW0Q4306X

Yet another significant upshear inner core convective & lightning burst occurred with hurricane #Dorian around 530z last night, indicative that #Dorian may still be intensifying. Another recon plane is en route to investigate this morning. https://t.co/SXAWzqrLsm

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said an Iranian oil tanker, now in waters south of #Turkey and at the center of a confrontation between the US and #Iran, was headed for #Lebanon

Officials in #Lebanon though deny the reports that the Iranian tanker is headed to them

Surprise surprise. The #Iranian oil tanker, Adrian Darya 1, is heading to #Lebanon https://t.co/zuR1j6ZP9s

https://t.co/VxElepUjeu

[#NerdTweet] Using vortex-mean soundings from GFS between 8pm last night to 8pm tonight, upper-level winds at 200-300 hPa weaken substantially, which should result in less dry entrainment into #Dorian today and tonight, allowing the eye to organize better.…