Saudi-led coalition launches air strikes on Yemen’s main port city
A Saudi-led coalition launched heavy air strikes on Yemen’s main port city of Hodeidah on Friday, in an apparent resumption of military operations on the Red Sea city after the Iranian-aligned Houthi movement attacked two Saudi oil tankers.
Russian quadruple amputee dives to depth of 30 meters in Black Sea
A quadruple amputee whose limbs were blown off by a grenade while serving in the Russian army dived this week to a depth of 30 meters (100 ft) in the Black Sea.
Rivals concede Pakistan election to Imran Khan; EU flags concerns
Pakistan’s former ruling party conceded defeat to cricket star-turned-politician Imran Khan ahead of final results from the country’s disputed election, which European Union monitors said on Friday had not been fought on a level playing field.
Tunisia releases suspected Islamist deported by Germany, citing lack of evidence
Tunisian authorities have released a suspected militant who was deported there from Germany two weeks, as there was a lack of evidence against him, a judiciary official said on Friday.
U.S. weighs sending forces to North Korea to search for more remains
The U.S. military is “absolutely” considering the possibility of sending personnel to North Korea for the first time in more than a decade to search for additional remains of U.S. troops from the Korean war, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Fr…
Malian civilians die in ethnic clashes before presidential vote
A number of civilians were killed in ethnic violence in central Mali, government and local sources said on Friday, in one of a long series of attacks before a hotly-disputed presidential election this weekend.
Mali poll winner must halt ethnic killing in ‘breadbasket’: U.N.
Whoever wins Mali’s election on Sunday will need to urgently address growing ethnic violence in its central region, where jihadists are sowing chaos in the “breadbasket” of the largely desert nation, the U.N. mission chief said on Friday.
Venezuela lawmaker who denounced health crisis flees, denouncing threats
Opposition lawmaker and oncologist Jose Manuel Olivares, who led protests over Venezuela’s crumbling health sector, said he has fled the crisis-stricken country after his family received threats that they would be persecuted unless he quit politics.
Pakistan’s Imran Khan faces tough test in looming economic crisis
Equity and bond markets have welcomed Imran Khan’s victory in Pakistan’s disputed election, but the former cricket hero faces a tough slog to avert a currency crisis and implement long-term reforms needed to end decades of boom-and-bust cycles.
Fire at Paris substation leaves thousands of homes, train station without power
A fire at a substation in the south west of Paris on Friday, knocked out electricity supply to thousands of homes in several neighborhoods, and one of France’s busiest train stations, leaving passengers stranded ahead of a holiday weekend.
