Dubai firefighters tackle building blaze, no injuries reported
DUBAI (Reuters) – Firefighters fought for hours to control a blaze at a multi-story building under construction in Dubai’s Jumeirah Village Circle on Saturday, the latest in a series of fires in the business and tourism hub of the United Arab Emirates….
Islamic State ‘almost completely’ ousted from Syria’s Manbij city: Observatory
BEIRUT (Reuters) – U.S.-backed forces trying to oust Islamic State militants from the Syrian city of Manbij took “almost complete control” of the city on Saturday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
Austrian far-right leader likens Turkish coup to Reichstag fire
VIENNA (Reuters) – Turkey’s failed coup and President Tayyip Erdogan’s subsequent purges of state institutions are reminiscent of the Reichstag fire in Nazi Germany and its use by Hitler to amass greater power, the head of Austria’s far-right Freedom P…
Senior separatist official in east Ukraine wounded in explosion
MOSCOW/KIEV (Reuters) – The head of the separatist-controlled Luhansk region in east Ukraine was wounded on Saturday after an explosion near his car that regional officials said was an assassination attempt.
Iranian Sunni cleric says executions may inflame regional tensions
DUBAI (Reuters) – A leading Iranian Sunni Muslim said the execution of Sunni Islamists last week could inflame sectarian tensions in the Gulf region, while Tehran said it was merely taking a tough stance on foreign-backed terrorism.
Man appears in court charged with murder after London knife attack
LONDON (Reuters) – A 19-year-old man appeared in court on Saturday charged with the murder of a U.S. woman during a knife attack in central London this week that left five others wounded, British media reported.
China conducts ‘combat patrols’ over contested islands
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s air force sent bombers and fighter jets on “combat patrols” near contested islands in the South China Sea, in a move a senior colonel said was part of an effort to normalize such drills and respond to security threats.
Saudi Arabia to help Germany investigate attacks – Spiegel
BERLIN (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia has offered to help German investigators find those behind Islamist bomb and ax attacks in July, news magazine Der Spiegel reported on Saturday, citing a senior member of the Saudi government.
Four arrested in Italy, Hungary, Slovenia for trafficking migrants
MILAN (Reuters) – Police in Italy, Hungary and Slovenia on Saturday arrested four people in a coordinated operation targeting a group suspected of smuggling illegal migrants into Italy from the Balkans, Italian police said.
Singapore calls for vigilance after ‘rocket attack’ plot foiled
BATAM, Indonesia (Reuters) – Singapore called for heightened vigilance on Saturday, a day after Indonesian police arrested a group of men they believed were plotting a rocket attack on the wealthy city-state with the help of a Syrian-based Islamic Stat…
