U.S. sanctions hundreds of employees of Syrian research center
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Monday blacklisted 271 employees of a Syrian government agency it said was responsible for developing chemical weapons, weeks after a poison gas attack killed scores of people in a rebel-held province in Syri…
Irish court to consider Brexit reversibility case on May 31
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland’s High Court will consider next month whether it can hear a case from a British plaintiff seeking to decide if Britain’s divorce from the European Union can be reversed.
Top U.S. general in Afghanistan sees Russia sending weapons to Taliban
KABUL (Reuters) – The head of U.S. and international forces in Afghanistan said on Monday he was “not refuting” reports that Russia was providing support, including weapons, to the Taliban.
Venezuela death toll rises as unrest enters fourth week
CARACAS (Reuters) – Gunmen killed two more people during political unrest in Venezuela on Monday, bringing the total number of deaths to 12 this month, as anti-government protests entered a fourth week with mass “sit-ins” to press for early elections.
Gulf states must donate to avert famine in Yemen: U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) – The top United Nations humanitarian official called on Monday for Gulf countries to help avert mass starvation in Yemen, where two years of war have left millions at risk of famine.
Albania opposition blocks roads, wants technocrat government
TIRANA (Reuters) – Supporters of Albania’s opposition Democratic Party blocked several main roads on Monday for one hour, escalating their two-month-old protest for a caretaker government to oversee the June 18 general elections.
German court orders 10 be tried for 2010 ‘Love Parade’ deaths
BERLIN (Reuters) – A German court gave the go-ahead on Monday for 10 people to be tried over a deadly stampede at a German “Love Parade” music festival in 2010, overturning a lower court’s decision last year.
Turkey’s Erdogan to meet Trump at White House in mid-May
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will meet his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump, at the White House in an upcoming visit in mid-May, Turkish Presidential Spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said on Monday.
U.S., Philippines scale back next month’s military drills, no more ‘war games’
MANILA (Reuters) – About 5,000 American and Philippine troops will hold humanitarian exercises next month instead of annual war games, scaling back military drills in response to President Rodrigo Duterte’s disdain for their longstanding defense allian…
Bomb attack hits U.S. base in eastern Afghanistan
KHOST, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Suspected Taliban insurgents on Monday attacked a U.S.-operated base in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Khost, officials said, but gave few immediate details of an assault that coincided with a visit to Kabul by U.S. Se…
