Trump’s U.N. envoy says ouster of al-Assad is a priority of U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said in an interview that she sees regime change in Syria as one of the Trump administration’s priorities in the country wracked by civil war.
Abe praises Trump’s security commitment after call on Syria, North Korea
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday praised the “strong commitment” of President Donald Trump to global and allied security after his second call with the U.S. leader in four days.
U.S. Navy strike group to move toward Korean peninsula: U.S. official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy strike group will be moving toward the western Pacific Ocean near the Korean peninsula as a show of force, a U.S. official told Reuters on Saturday, as concerns grow about North Korea’s advancing weapons program.
Air strike kills 18 in Syria’s Idlib province: Observatory
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Air strikes killed at least 18 people including five children in a town in Syrian rebel-controlled Idlib province on Saturday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and the civil defense rescue service reported.
Oslo police detonate ‘bomb-like device’, suspect in custody
OSLO (Reuters) – Norwegian police set off a controlled explosion of a “bomb-like device” found in central Oslo on Saturday, and a suspect is being held in custody, police told reporters.
Russia’s Lavrov and U.S. Tillerson spoke by phone about situation in Syria
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson spoke by phone on Saturday about the situation in Syria after the U.S. strikes on a Syrian air base, the Russian ministry said in a statement.
Suspect in Russia metro bombing traveled to Turkey, say co-workers
ST PETERSBURG, Russia/OSH, Kyrgyzstan (Reuters) – The man Russian police believe was the suicide bomber who killed 14 people in a blast on the St Petersburg metro this week developed an interest in Islam and soon after traveled to Turkey, two people wh…
U.S. soldier killed in Afghanistan amid operations against Islamic State: U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. soldier was killed while conducting operations against Islamic State in Afghanistan late on Saturday, a U.S. military spokesman said in a message posted on Twitter.
U.S. strikes destroyed Syrian means to deliver chemical weapons: admiral
COLOGNE, Germany (Reuters) – U.S. Navy Admiral Michelle Howard said on Saturday U.S. cruise missile strikes on an air base in Syria had destroyed the means to deliver chemical weapons from that base, and the U.S. military remained ready to carry out fu…
Ugandan police arrest minister for receiving a bribe
KAMPALA (Reuters) – Ugandan police said on Saturday a minister had been arrested for taking a bribe from a hotel owner after promising he would in return help him deal with sexual harassment accusations from one of his workers.
