Tens of thousands of Hungarians protest against Orban landslide
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Hungarians protested in Budapest on Saturday against what organizers said was an unfair election system that gave Prime Minister Viktor Orban a landslide victory at the polls after a “hate campaign” against imm…
Myanmar repatriates first Rohingya refugee family: government
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar on Saturday repatriated the first Rohingya family from nearly 700,000 refugees who have fled to Bangladesh, after months of fraught talks with Dhaka and amid the United Nations’ warnings that the country is not ready for thei…
Syrian army announces eastern Ghouta free of militants: state media
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria’s army command on Saturday announced that the eastern Ghouta region was free of militants, following the departure of the last rebel fighters from the city of Douma towards the north of the country, state media reported, citing…
Turkey’s Erdogan, Russia’s Putin agreed to continue efforts for Syria political solution: Turkish presidency
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan talked on the phone to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin about Syria, agreeing to work to reduce tension and continue efforts for a political solution, Erdogan’s office said on Saturday.
Despite Trump’s ‘Mission accomplished’, question raised over U.S. Syria strategy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Just over a year ago U.S. President Donald Trump ordered a missile strike against the Syrian government for a chemical weapons attack against its own people.
Canada backs Syria strikes but others at Americas summit concerned
LIMA (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Saturday backed air strikes by the United States and its allies on Syria’s chemical weapons program but Argentina, Brazil and Peru voiced caution during a regional summit about the escalating m…
U.S. says air strikes cripple Syria chemical weapons program
WASHINGTON/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Western powers said on Saturday their missile attacks struck at the heart of Syria’s chemical weapons program, but the restrained assault appeared unlikely to halt Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s progress in the 7-year-…
U.S. strikes cripple Syria’s chemical weapons ability: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Saturday it overwhelmed and evaded Syrian air defenses overnight to strike every target at the heart of Syria’s chemical weapons program, in a multi-pronged attack from the air and sea alongside British …
South Africa’s anti-apartheid heroine Winnie Mandela laid to rest
SOWETO, South Africa (Reuters) – South Africa laid to rest anti-apartheid heroine Winnie Madikizela-Mandela on Saturday, after 40,000 people from across the political spectrum mourned her at a funeral ceremony in her township of Soweto.
Americas leaders open summit by weighing in on U.S. strikes in Syria
LIMA (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Saturday backed air strikes on Syria’s chemical weapons program by the United States and its allies, but Argentina, Brazil and Peru at a summit in Lima voiced caution about escalating military …
