U.S. strikes cripple Syria’s chemical weapons ability: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Saturday it overwhelmed and evaded Syrian air defenses overnight to strike every target at the heart of Syria’s chemical weapons program, in a multi-pronged attack from the air and sea alongside British …
South Africa’s anti-apartheid heroine Winnie Mandela laid to rest
SOWETO, South Africa (Reuters) – South Africa laid to rest anti-apartheid heroine Winnie Madikizela-Mandela on Saturday, after 40,000 people from across the political spectrum mourned her at a funeral ceremony in her township of Soweto.
Americas leaders open summit by weighing in on U.S. strikes in Syria
LIMA (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Saturday backed air strikes on Syria’s chemical weapons program by the United States and its allies, but Argentina, Brazil and Peru at a summit in Lima voiced caution about escalating military …
U.N. chief urges restraint, avoid escalation in Syria
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged all states on Saturday “to show restraint in these dangerous circumstances and to avoid any acts that could escalate matters and worsen the suffering of the Syrian people.”
Iran’s supreme leader says Western attack on Syria a crime
ANKARA (Reuters) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said coordinated air strikes on Syria by the United States, France and Britain on Saturday were a crime that would bring no benefit.
For France’s Macron, Syria red lines were credibility test
PARIS (Reuters) – When Emmanuel Macron called Vladimir Putin on Friday, the day before launching his first major military operation with strikes on Syria, the French president knew the credibility of his foreign policy was at stake.
Four Palestinian militants dead in Gaza blast
GAZA (Reuters) – The Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group said four of its members were killed in an apparent accidental blast in the Gaza Strip on Saturday.
Four Palestinians dead in Gaza explosion: health ministry
GAZA (Reuters) – An explosion in the southern Gaza Strip killed four Palestinians on Saturday, the local health ministry said.
U.S., UK, France strike Syria to punish Assad for suspected poison gas use
WASHINGTON/BEIRUT (Reuters) – U.S., British and French forces struck Syria with more than 100 missiles on Saturday in the first coordinated Western strikes against the Damascus government, targeting what they said were chemical weapons sites in retalia…
Libya’s Haftar treated in Paris after feeling ill on tour: spokesman
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar is being treated in Paris after feeling unwell during a foreign tour and is expected to return to Libya within days, a spokesman said.
