Dozens dead as major earthquake strikes near Mexico City
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A major earthquake of magnitude 7.1 struck central Mexico on Tuesday, killing at least 60 people in several states, toppling buildings in the heavily populated capital and forcing thousands of people into the streets in panic.
Qatar emir again urges dialogue, Trump says dispute to be resolved quickly
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani on Tuesday renewed a call for “unconditional dialogue” to end a crisis pitting Qatar against four Arab states while U.S. President Donald Trump said he expected the dispute to be r…
If threatened, U.S. will ‘totally destroy’ North Korea, Trump vows
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump escalated his standoff with North Korea over its nuclear challenge on Tuesday, threatening to “totally destroy” the country of 26 million people and mocking its leader, Kim Jong Un, as a “rocket ma…
British police arrest third man in London tube attack investigation
(Reuters) – British police said on Tuesday they made a third arrest linked to Friday’s tube attack in Parsons Green, London, that injured 30 people.
Major earthquake hits near Mexico City, at least four dead
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A major earthquake of magnitude 7.1 struck central Mexico on Tuesday, killing at least four people and trapping more in buildings that had collapsed or caught fire, officials said.
Qatar’s emir renews call for dialogue over Gulf crisis
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani on Tuesday renewed a call for “unconditional dialogue” to end a political crisis pitting his country against four Arab states, but it was not clear his overture would thaw the disp…
Turkey’s Erdogan says Kurdish independence vote risks regional crisis
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey on Tuesday said a Kurdish independence referendum in northern Iraq could lead to fresh conflicts in the Middle East.
Trump vows if threatened to ‘totally destroy’ North Korea
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump escalated his standoff with North Korea over its nuclear challenge on Tuesday, threatening to “totally destroy” the country of 26 million people and mocking its leader, Kim Jong Un, as a “rocket ma…
Iran says Trump’s U.N. remarks ‘shameless, ignorant’: Fars news agency
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Iran denounced U.S. President Donald Trump’s U.N. remarks as “shameless and ignorant” and said his speech on Tuesday showed his lack of knowledge about Tehran’s fight against terrorism, the semi-official Fars news agency repo…
Israel shoots down Iranian-made drone over Syrian frontier: military
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel shot down a pilotless plane over the Golan Heights on Tuesday and said it was probably an Iranian-built aircraft on a reconnaissance mission for the Lebanese Hezbollah militant group along Israel’s frontier with Syria.
