Saudi-led coalition seizes Yemen’s Hodeidah airport, fears for population grow
ADEN (Reuters) – Fears of a humanitarian crisis in Yemen’s main port city Hodeidah grew as fighting spilled into residential districts on Wednesday after Arab coalition forces seized the airport from the Iran-aligned Houthis.
Syrian army steps up attacks in southwest, Jordan concerned
AMMAN (Reuters) – The Syrian army stepped up shelling of opposition-held parts of the southwest as it mobilizes for a campaign to regain the area bordering Jordan and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, opposition sources said.
Iran leader criticizes separation of immigrant parents and children in U.S.
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Iran’s leader criticized the U.S. administration’s separation of immigrant parents and children at the U.S.-Mexico border in comments published on his official website Wednesday.
Exclusive: Pope says China talks going well, dialogue worth the risk
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis has voiced optimism for improved ties between the Vatican and China, rejecting criticism that the Holy See may be selling out Catholics to Beijing’s communist government.
Both sides committed war crimes during siege of Syria’s Ghouta: U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) – Syrian government troops and affiliated forces committed war crimes and a crime against humanity in their long siege of eastern Ghouta through heavy bombardment and “deliberately starving” 265,000 people, U.N. investigators said on W…
North Korea, China discuss ‘true peace’, denuclearization: KCNA
SEOUL/BEIJING (Reuters) – North Korea’s Kim Jong Un and Chinese President Xi Jinping came to an understanding on issues discussed at a summit of the two leaders, including denuclearization of the Korean peninsula, the North’s state media said on Wednes…
China’s Xi says Korean peninsula will be peaceful, stable
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping told visiting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Wednesday that with the joint efforts of the two countries, the Korean peninsula will definitely be peaceful and stable, official news agency Xinhua said….
Britain’s May faces new battle in parliament over Brexit
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May faces a showdown with rebels in her Conservative Party on Wednesday after refusing to accept demands for parliament to have a “meaningful vote” on Brexit that could stop Britain crashing out of the European…
Saudi-led coalition seizes Yemen’s Hodeidah airport
ADEN (Reuters) – The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen has seized control of Hodeidah airport and continues to attack pockets of Houthi resistance nearby, a coalition spokesman said on Wednesday.
Merkel’s conservatives warn euro zone budget could split EU
BERLIN (Reuters) – Members of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative bloc opposed to larger financial contributions to the euro zone on Wednesday reacted with scepticism to her agreement with French President Emmanuel Macron to create a common budget …
