Pence tells Egypt’s Sisi that U.S. still backs two-state solution
CAIRO (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Saturday told Egypt’s leader the United States would support a two-state solution for Israelis and Palestinians if the two sides agreed, seeking to reassure a key Arab ally over President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
At least two dead, dozens hurt in Prague hotel fire
PRAGUE (Reuters) – At least two people died and dozens more were hurt in a fire at a hotel in the center of Prague on Saturday, a rescue services official said on Czech Television.
South Africa’s ANC to force Zuma to quit as president: reports
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Leaders of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC)met on Saturday to outline the party’s program for the coming year amid reports that its executive planned to force Jacob Zuma to quit as the country’s president.
Pence starts Middle East tour in Egypt, pledges ‘shoulder-to-shoulder’ support
CAIRO (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Mike Pence kicked off a trip to the Middle East on Saturday with a visit to Egypt, where he pledged firm U.S. backing to President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in the nation’s fight against militants.
Gunmen attack Kabul’s Intercontinental Hotel
KABUL (Reuters) – A group of as many as four gunmen attacked the Intercontinental Hotel in the Afghan capital Kabul and were exchanging fire with security forces on Saturday as residents and staff fled.
Merkel welcomes EU-Turkey meeting to improve ties
SOFIA (Reuters) – Germany’s Angela Merkel welcomed on Saturday a Bulgarian plan to host a European Union-Turkey working meeting to try to improve strained ties and clear the ground for an eventual possible summit.
Airstrikes pound Syria’s Afrin as Turkey launches ‘Operation Olive Branch’
HASSA, Turkey/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Turkey opened a new front in Syria’s nearly seven-year-old war on Saturday, launching airstrikes against a U.S.-backed Kurdish militia in Afrin province that raise the prospect of a further strain on relations between A…
Fire at a warehouse near India’s capital kills 17 people
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Seventeen people died after a fire broke out at a warehouse in an industrial area on the outskirts of India’s capital on Sunday, a fire official said.
Pope urges hope in visit to Peru area devastated by floods
TRUJILLO, Peru (Reuters) – Pope Francis, visiting an area of Peru that was devastated last year by heavy rains linked to climate change and plagued by gang violence, urged people not to lose hope.
Turkey air strikes hit Syria’s Afrin province in push to secure borders
HASSA, Turkey (Reuters) – Turkish warplanes struck positions of a U.S.-backed Kurdish militia in Syria’s Afrin province on Saturday, opening a new front in the Syrian civil war and raising the prospect of deeper strains between Turkey and Washington.
