Saudi air defenses intercept missiles above capital: state media
DUBAI/RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s air defense forces intercepted two ballistic missiles launched by Yemen’s Houthi militia over Riyadh on Sunday, state-run al-Ikhbariya television said on Sunday.
Erdogan, ruling AK Party heading for victory in Turkish elections
ANKARA (Reuters) – Tayyip Erdogan and his AK Party were heading for victory in Turkey’s presidential and parliamentary elections on Sunday, according to preliminary results, as the president sought to extend his 15-year rule.
Saudi air defenses intercept missile above Saudi capital: state media
DUBAI/RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s air defense forces intercepted a ballistic missile launched by Yemen’s Houthi militia over Riyadh on Sunday, state-run al-Ikhbariya television said on Sunday.
Police say 30 held over Saturday grenade attack at PM’s rally
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Thirty people have now been arrested, up from six from the day before, over alleged involvement in a grenade attack at a rally in the Ethiopian capital that killed two people and left more than 150 people wounded, police said on…
Merkel presses over migration as ‘European solution’ fails
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday she would seek direct deals with separate European Union states on migration, conceding the bloc had failed to find a joint solution to the issue threatening her government.
Erdogan, ruling AK Party take early lead in Turkish elections
ANKARA (Reuters) – Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling AK Party took an early lead in presidential and parliamentary elections on Sunday, according to preliminary partial results, boosting the president’s hopes of extending his 15-year rule.
Police search for motive after 49 hurt in Zimbabwe election blast
HARARE (Reuters) – Police said on Sunday they were searching for a motive for an explosion at Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s election rally that injured 49 people.
Rotterdam says ‘considerable’ fuel oil spilled in harbor
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Port of Rotterdam said on Sunday a clean-up operation was underway after an oil freighter punctured its hull while mooring, releasing a “considerable” amount of heavy fuel oil.
Erdogan facing major test as voting ends in Turkey elections
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turks voted on Sunday in presidential and parliamentary elections that pose the biggest ballot box challenge to Tayyip Erdogan and his Islamist-rooted AK Party since they swept to power more than a decade and a half ago.
Saudi women take victory lap as driving ban ends
RIYADH (Reuters) – Women in Saudi Arabia hit the roads on Sunday, ushering in the end of the world’s last ban on female drivers, long seen as an emblem of women’s repression in the deeply conservative Muslim kingdom.
