Major fire ravages celebrated Glasgow School of Art for second time
GLASGOW, Scotland (Reuters) – A huge fire has gutted one of Scotland’s architectural gems, the Mackintosh building at the Glasgow School of Art, which was still being restored after a major blaze in 2014.
Papua New Guinea declares state of emergency over riots
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Papua New Guinea has declared a state of emergency, suspended a provincial government and is sending armed forces to its rugged highlands to restore order after rioters went on a rampage of looting and burning, the government said.
Saudi-led coalition enters Hodeidah airport: Yemen military media
ADEN (Reuters) – Forces from an Arab alliance entered the airport in Yemen’s main port city of Hodeidah on Saturday, the media office of the Yemeni military allied with the Saudi- and United Arab Emirates-led coalition said.
Big hugs and selfies as Afghan soldiers, Taliban celebrate Eid ceasefire
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan soldiers and Taliban militants celebrated an unprecedented ceasefire marking the end of the Ramadan fasting season with Eid greetings, handshakes, big hugs and selfies.
Earthquake of magnitude 5.5 strikes south of Wallis and Futuna: USGS
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 struck 223 km (139 miles) south-southeast off the coast of Sigave in the French territory of Wallis and Futuna in the Pacific Ocean, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Saturday.
Nicaragua’s Ortega agrees to halt violence, allow foreign probe
MANAGUA (Reuters) – The Nicaraguan government and civic groups on Friday agreed to halt all violence, in a major step to end two months of political unrest that has left 170 dead and rocked the government of President Daniel Ortega.
Big hugs as Afghan soldiers, Taliban celebrate unprecedented Eid ceasefire
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan soldiers and Taliban militants celebrated an unprecedented ceasefire marking the end of the Ramadan fasting season with Eid greetings, hand shakes and big hugs.
Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 strikes off Tonga: USGS
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck off the Pacific island nation of Tonga on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey said.
U.S. warns Americans of terrorism threat at World Cup in Russia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department warned Americans on Friday that terrorists may target World Cup venues in Russia, which is hosting the month-long soccer tournament, but it did not point to any specific threat.
Trump sets tariffs on $50 billion in Chinese goods; Beijing strikes back
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said he was pushing ahead with hefty tariffs on $50 billion of Chinese imports on Friday, and the smoldering trade war between the world’s two largest economies showed signs of igniting as Beij…
