Arab aircraft hammer Houthis around airport of major Yemen port Hodeidah
ADEN (Reuters) – Saudi-led coalition aircraft bombarded Houthi fighters holed up at the airport of Yemen’s main port Hodeidah on Monday as a senior alliance official said he hoped U.N. diplomacy could coax the Iran-aligned movement to relinquish the ci…
Bavarians signal way to buy time in migrant plan dispute with Merkel
BERLIN/MUNICH (Reuters) – Bavaria’s Christian Social Union (CSU) called on Monday for new measures to curb immigration but said a plan to turn away migrants at the border still needed work, buying time in a row with Chancellor Angela Merkel that is roc…
Syria state media says U.S. bombs military positions but Washington issues denial
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian state media said on Monday that U.S.-led coalition aircraft bombed an army position in the east, causing deaths and injuries, but the U.S. military denied it was responsible.
Jailed Kurdish leader may hold key in Turkish elections
SILVAN, Turkey (Reuters) – The outcome of Turkey’s elections on Sunday could depend on a jailed presidential candidate’s sway over voters more than 1,200 km (750 miles) away in the country’s largely Kurdish southeast.
Yemeni civilians shelter in schools from air strikes in battle for major port
ADEN (Reuters) – The Saudi-led coalition resumed air strikes on Iran-aligned Houthi fighters holed up in the airport of Yemen’s main port Hodeidah on Monday as civilians fled in search of shelter from the biggest battle of the war.
Bavarians vow resolve in migrant plan showdown with Merkel
BERLIN/MUNICH (Reuters) – Bavaria’s Christian Social Union (CSU) want to back a plan on Monday to limit immigration at the German border but will leave it up to Interior Minister Horst Seehofer to decide how to implement the measure, state premier Mark…
Afghans ‘tired of war’, say exhausted peace marchers in Kabul
KABUL (Reuters) – Hundreds of Afghan peace marchers arrived exhausted in the capital, Kabul, on Monday after spending the fasting month of Ramadan crossing the sun-baked, war-torn country, much of it under Taliban control.
Spanish king’s brother-in-law turns himself in to serve prison sentence
MADRID (Reuters) – The brother-in-law of Spain’s king turned himself in to authorities on Monday to serve a five-year, 10-month prison sentence for crimes including tax fraud and embezzlement, a prison system spokesman said.
Syria state media says U.S. bombs Syrian positions but U.S. issues denial
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian state media said on Monday that U.S.-led coalition aircraft had bombed “one of our military positions” in eastern Syria, leading to deaths and injuries, but the U.S. military denied carrying out strikes in the area.
Meghan’s father sorry to have missed wedding to Britain’s Prince Harry
LONDON (Reuters) – Thomas Markle, the father of Britain’s newest royal Meghan, has spoken of his regret that he wasn’t well enough to walk his daughter down the aisle as she married Prince Harry, but said he was pleased that Harry’s father Charles was …
