U.S. warship targeted in failed missile attack from Yemen: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy destroyer was targeted on Saturday in a failed missile attack from territory in Yemen controlled by Iran-aligned Houthi rebels, the third such incident in the past week, U.S. officials said.
U.S. detects failed North Korean missile test: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military detected a failed North Korean test launch of an intermediate ballistic missile, the Pentagon said on Saturday.
UK’s Labour Party not doing enough on anti-Semitism: lawmakers
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has not done enough to stamp out anti-Jewish sentiment in his party, a prominent parliamentary committee said on Sunday.
Two Americans held in Yemen released and flown to Oman
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) – Two American prisoners held captive by Yemen Houthi rebels have been released and taken to neighboring Oman after Omani officials mediated their release, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Saturday.
Syria talks in Lausanne end without breakthrough
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) – Syria talks convened by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in the Swiss city of Lausanne on Saturday evening failed to agree on a common strategy with Russia to end the conflict in Syria, now in its sixth year.
Syrian bombing suspect in Germany spoke to IS contact about attack plans: newspaper
BERLIN (Reuters) – A Syrian refugee arrested on suspicion of planning a major attack in Berlin spoke to a member of Islamic State in Syria by telephone about a possible target a day before German police discovered explosives in his apartment, a newspap…
Saudi coalition attacked Yemen funeral based on wrong information: investigation
RIYADH (Reuters) – The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Iran-backed Houthi movement in Yemen attacked a funeral there after receiving incorrect information from Yemeni military figures that armed Houthi leaders were in the area, an investigative body s…
Rival faction challenges Libya’s U.N.-back government in Tripoli
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – A Libyan faction opposed to the U.N.-backed government seized a building used by parliament in Tripoli, proclaiming its own authority and demanding a new government in a challenge to Western plans to end the instability in the count…
Nearly 200 nations agree binding deal to cut greenhouse gases
KIGALI (Reuters) – Nearly 200 nations have agreed a legally binding deal to cut back on greenhouse gases used in refrigerators and air conditioners, a major move against climate change that prompted loud cheers when it was announced on Saturday.
Merkel wants to beef up sanctions against Russia: newspaper
BERLIN (Reuters) – Angela Merkel wants to get other European Union member countries to agree to step up sanctions against Russia because of its role in the war in Syria, a German newspaper cited sources close to the German chancellor as saying.
