U.S. to end weapons support for Syrian Kurdish YPG, Turkey says
ANKARA (Reuters) – The United States has told Turkey it will not provide any more weapons to the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia, the Turkish presidency said on Saturday, as Turkey’s offensive against the U.S.-backed YPG in Syria entered its eighth day.
North Korea condemns latest U.S. sanctions
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea on Saturday condemned the latest U.S. sanctions announced this week aimed at curbing the isolated nation’s development nuclear weapons.
Blast hits Afghan capital Kabul: Reuters witnesses
KABUL (Reuters) – An explosion hit an area of the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday near many foreign embassies and government buildings, Reuters reporters heard.
U.S. tells Turkey it will end weapons support for Syrian Kurdish YPG: Anadolu
ANKARA (Reuters) – The United States has told Turkey it will not provide any more weapons to the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia, Turkish state media said on Saturday, as Turkey’s offensive by against the U.S.-backed YPG in Syria entered its eighth day.
Bombardment continues in Syria’s Ghouta after ceasefire talk
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Bombardment of the rebel-held eastern Ghouta area of Syria continued early on Saturday, a war monitor said, after an insurgent spokesman said late on Friday that Russia had promised to try to impose a ceasefire.
Hong Kong activist banned from by-election in what pro-democracy party calls ‘payback’
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong on Saturday banned a 21-year-old pro-democracy activist from running in a by-election in March, dealing a blow to the youth-led push for universal suffrage and prompting accusations of political interference.
Exclusive: Detained Saudi billionaire Alwaleed confident his troubles will end soon
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabian billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, detained in the kingdom’s sweeping crackdown on corruption, said on Saturday that he expected to be cleared of any wrongdoing and released from custody within days, with his vast a…
Uber driver shot dead in Mexican border city
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A young woman who drove for U.S. ride-hailing application Uber Technologies Inc was shot dead in the northern Mexican border city of Tijuana following a dispute with another motorist, prosecutors said on Friday.
South Korea’s Moon visits hospital fire scene, agonizes over series of disasters
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean officials rushed to identify 37 victims of a hospital blaze and pinpoint the cause on Saturday as President Moon Jae-in visited the burnt-out building and decried “one tragedy after another” to strike the country.
Pakistan police killing of a Pashtun youth fuels anger over ‘encounters’
KARACHI (Reuters) – Nationwide protests at the police killing of a young ethnic Pashtun man in Pakistan’s largest city have shone a spotlight on allegations of persecution by the authorities against refugees from the country’s conflict-ridden northwest…
