U.S. sends Navy destroyer to patrol off Yemen amid Iran tensions: officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has sent a Navy destroyer to patrol off the coast of Yemen to protect waterways from Houthi militia aligned with Iran, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Friday, amid heightened tension between Washington and Te…
UNHCR chief says safe zones would not work in Syria
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The head of the United Nations refugee agency said on Friday that safe zones would not work inside Syria for people fleeing the country’s nearly six-year-old war.
U.S. sends Navy destroyer to patrol off Yemen amid Iran tensions: officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has placed a Navy destroyer off the coast of Yemen to protect waterways from Houthi militia aligned with Iran, two U.S. officials said on Friday, amid heightened tension between Washington and Tehran.
Congo police kill at least eight in clashes with sect, activists say
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Police in southwestern Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday killed at least eight members of a separatist religious sect, local activists said, escalating tensions in a normally peaceful part of a conflict-ravaged country.
Congo police kill at least eight in clashes with sect, activists say
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Police in southwestern Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday killed at least eight members of a separatist religious sect, local activists said, escalating tensions in a normally peaceful part of a conflict-ravaged country.
Nine Yemenis deported from U.S. to Ethiopia under Trump travel ban
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Nine Yemenis deported from the United States in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump’s travel ban were flown to Ethiopia, then taken to neighboring Djibouti, an Ethiopian government official said on Friday.
Nine Yemenis deported from U.S. to Ethiopia under Trump travel ban
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Nine Yemenis deported from the United States in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump’s travel ban were flown to Ethiopia, then taken to neighboring Djibouti, an Ethiopian government official said on Friday.
Pakistan denies identity papers to family of doctor who helped trace bin Laden
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistan has denied identity cards to the family of Shakeel Afridi, the jailed doctor believed to have helped the CIA hunt down Osama bin Laden in 2011, blocking college enrolment for his children, their lawyer said on Fr…
Malaysian PM sends off aid ship bound for Muslim Rohingyas in Myanmar
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak on Friday sent off a ship carrying tonnes of food and emergency supplies to Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims, saying their suffering would not be ignored.
White House says Israeli settlement building may not help peace
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration said on Thursday that Israel’s building of new settlements or expansion of existing ones in occupied territories may not be helpful in achieving peace with Palestinians, adopting a more measured tone than…
