Powerful winds and waves hinder search for Argentine submarine
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Whipping winds and 20-foot waves in the South Atlantic continued to hinder a frantic search for an Argentine submarine with 44 crew members on board, the navy said on Saturday, as authorities readied a mission to comb the sea f…
Party set to sack Mugabe, sources say, as protesters march on his residence
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF party will meet on Sunday to dismiss President Robert Mugabe and reinstate the vice-president he dismissed, Emmerson Mnangagwa, two party sources told Reuters on Saturday.
China wants Bangladesh, Myanmar to solve Rohingya crisis bilaterally
DHAKA (Reuters) – Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Saturday urged Bangladesh and Myanmar resolve the Rohingya crisis through bilateral negotiations instead of an international initiative.
After Macron meeting, Hariri says will clarify position in Lebanon
PARIS (Reuters) – Saad al-Hariri, who resigned as Lebanon’s prime minister this month while in Saudi Arabia, said on Saturday he would clarify his position when he returns to Beirut next week.
Zimbabwe protesters begin marching towards Mugabe residence
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabweans celebrating the expected fall of President Robert Mugabe marched towards his residence in the capital Harare on Saturday, live television pictures showed, as the country prepared to oust its leader of the last 37 years.
Turkey’s Erdogan rebuffs NATO apology over ‘enemy poster’
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday batted back an apology from the NATO military alliance after his name appeared on an “enemy poster” at a drill, saying such disrespectful behavior could not be so easily forgiven.
German parties regroup for last-ditch coalition push
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s three would-be coalition partners went deep into overtime in talks on Saturday as they sought enough common ground in climate and migration policy to form a government and stave off the prospect of a repeat election.
Ecstatic Zimbabweans celebrate expected Mugabe downfall
HARARE (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Zimbabweans flooded the streets of Harare on Saturday, singing, dancing and hugging soldiers in an outpouring of elation at the expected fall of President Robert Mugabe, their leader of the last 37 years.
Egypt-Gaza border opens under PA control for first time in a decade
GAZA (Reuters) – The Egypt-Gaza border opened under control of the Western-backed Palestinian Authority for the first time since 2007 on Saturday, raising residents’ hopes for easier passage in and out of the impoverished enclave.
Ecstatic Zimbabweans flood Harare to celebrate expected Mugabe downfall
HARARE (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Zimbabweans flooded the streets of Harare on Saturday, singing, dancing and hugging soldiers in an extraordinary outpouring of elation at the expected fall of President Robert Mugabe, their leader of the last 37 …
