U.S. denies Iran report of confrontation with U.S. vessel
BEIRUT (Reuters) – An Iranian military vessel confronted an American warship in the Gulf and warned it to stay away from a damaged Iranian fishing boat, Tasnim news agency reported on Sunday, but the U.S. Navy denied any direct contact with Iranian for…
Ex-Georgian leader Saakashvili’s train halted near Ukraine border
PRZEMYSL, Poland (Reuters) – A train carrying former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili and his supporters was prevented from leaving a railway station in Poland for Ukraine on Sunday, deepening a standoff between Saakashvili and the Ukrainian auth…
Prominent Russian journalist leaves country after threats
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Prominent Russian political commentator and writer Yulia Latynina has left Russia fearing for her life, she told a Moscow radio station.
Brace for impact: Packing 130 mph winds, Irma poised to hit Florida
FORT MYERS, Fla (Reuters) – Millions of people huddled in shelters or in battened-down homes in Florida on Sunday morning as Hurricane Irma, one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the Atlantic, prepared to make landfall with 130-mph (210 kph)…
Syrian army controls entire Damascus-Deir al-Zor highway: Hezbollah media unit
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian government forces seized a final stretch of highway linking the eastern city of Deir al-Zor to the capital Damascus on Sunday in further advances against Islamic State, a Hezbollah-run media unit reported.
Iranian warship turns away U.S. battleship: Tasnim
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A rocket-bearing Iranian military vessel confronted an American battleship in the Gulf and warned it to stay away from a damaged Iranian fishing boat, Tasnim news agency reported Sunday, but the U.S. Navy denied any direct contact wi…
After insurgents’ truce, Myanmar says ‘we don’t negotiate with terrorists’
YANGON/SHAH PORIR DWIP ISLAND, Bangladesh (Reuters) – Myanmar on Sunday rebuffed a ceasefire declared by Muslim Rohingya insurgents to enable the delivery of aid to thousands of displaced people in the violence-racked state of Rakhine, declaring simply…
Syrian Democratic Forces say reach Deir al-Zor industrial zone: statement
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces Alliance reached an industrial zone miles to the east of Deir al-Zor city in rapid advances against Islamic State militants on Sunday, it said in a statement.
Hurricane Irma roars into Florida Keys, brings deadly storm surge
FORT MYERS, Fla (Reuters) – Hurricane Irma’s northern edge crashed into the Florida Keys on Sunday, bringing a double barrel threat of destructive winds and life-threatening storm surges that sparked one of the largest evacuations in U.S. history.
Pope to wrap up Colombia trip in Cartagena with focus on poor
BOGOTA/CARTAGENA, Colombia (Reuters) – Pope Francis wraps up his trip to Colombia on Sunday with a visit to the Caribbean port city of Cartagena, a top tourist destination famous for its colonial walled ramparts but which masks deep social inequality i…
