U.S. Navy says it seized weapons from Iran likely bound for Houthis in Yemen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Navy ships in the Arabian Sea intercepted and seized an arms shipment from Iran likely bound for Houthi fighters in Yemen, the military said in a statement on Monday.
Afghan forces’ retreat in Helmand should help battle Taliban: minister
LASHKAR GAH/SORAB, Afghanistan (Reuters) – The surprise withdrawal of Afghan forces from parts of Helmand province may leave large areas under Taliban control, but it should bolster the defenses of the volatile southern region, the country’s top defens…
Armenia warns Nagorno-Karabakh clashes could turn into all-out war
BAKU/YEREVAN (Reuters) – Armenia’s president warned on Monday that an outbreak of violence in breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh risked spiraling into all-out war, after a third day of fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenian-backed separatists.
Former New Zealand PM Helen Clark wants to be next U.N. chief
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark said on Monday she would campaign to be the next U.N. secretary-general, pledging to improve transparency and touting her leadership experience in a bid to become the first woman …
U.S. think tank sees suspicious activity at North Korea nuclear site
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Recent satellite images have shown “suspicious” activity at North Korea’s main nuclear site at Yongbyon, which could mean reprocessing is under way to produce more plutonium for atomic bombs, a report published by a U.S. research…
U.S. does not plan to grant Iran access to U.S. financial system
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration does not plan to give Iran access to the U.S. financial system, a State Department spokesman said on Monday.
Warplanes set al Qaeda compound in southern Yemen on fire: witnesses
ADEN (Reuters) – Warplanes believed to belong to the Saudi-led coalition bombed and set ablaze an al Qaeda compound in southern Yemen on Monday, residents said, the latest attack to target the militant group that controls at least two cities in the cou…
UAE jails two Lebanese, one Lebanese-Canadian for six months for Hezbollah links
DUBAI (Reuters) – A United Arab Emirates court sentenced two Lebanese nationals and a Lebanese-Canadian citizen to six months in jail followed by expulsion for setting up a group affiliated to the Lebanese Shi’ite militant group Hezbollah, local media …
Migrants sent back from Greece arrive in Turkey under EU deal
DIKILI, Turkey/LESBOS, Greece (Reuters) – The first migrants deported from Greek islands under a disputed EU-Turkey deal were shipped back to Turkey on Monday in a drive to shut down the main route used by more than a million people fleeing war and pov…
U.S. firm to de-mine Iraqi city of Ramadi retaken from Islamic State
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A U.S. de-mining company is removing explosives and training Iraqis to dismantle the devices planted by Islamic State in the largest Iraqi city retaken from the militants, a diplomat and two U.S. officials said on Monday.
