Kerry confident Syria talks can proceed
RIYADH (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Saturday he was confident Syria peace talks would proceed, after he held talks with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states in Saudi Arabia.
White House raises concerns about harm to civilians in Yemen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Saturday said it was deeply concerned about reports of harm to civilians amid escalating violence in Yemen, and called on all sides involved in the conflict to resume peace talks.
Palestinian girl, 13, shot dead after trying to stab Israeli guard – police
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – A 13-year-old Palestinian girl was shot dead on Saturday by an Israeli security guard she tried to stab at a settlement in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Israeli police said.
U.S. says prepared for military solution against Islamic State in Syria
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said on Saturday that the United States and Turkey were prepared for a military solution against Islamic State in Syria should the Syrian government and rebels fail to reach a political settlement.
Stuck in ‘halfway place,’ remote Canadian community reels from shooting
VANCOUVER/WINNIPEG (Reuters) – The remote, northern Canadian community where a shooter killed four people and injured seven on Friday has long struggled under the weight of poverty, high suicide rates and disadvantages that most of the country can hard…
Iran’s leader says never trusted the West, seeks closer ties with China
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday called for closer economic and security ties with China, saying Iran had never trusted the West, as the two countries agreed to increase bilateral trade more than 10-fold to $60…
Merkel pressured on all fronts as ally takes swipe over migrants
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel looked ever more isolated over her open-door policy on refugees on Saturday as it emerged that the leader of her party’s Bavarian allies suggested this week she had become impervious to other people’s …
Taliban want removal from U.N. blacklist before peace talks
DOHA/PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s Taliban want to be removed from a U.N. blacklist before considering rejoining peace talks aimed at ending a 15-year civil war, a senior member said, as its political wing met activists at an unofficial forum in Qatar.
U.S. says not close to deal with China on North Korea at U.N.
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – The United States is not close to an agreement with China on new United Nations Security Council measures to impose on North Korea over its fourth nuclear test earlier this month, said U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Sama…
Electoral deadlock a danger to Ireland’s ‘Brexit’ response
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland’s government will step up its support for Britain to remain in the European Union if it is re-elected, Foreign Minister Charlie Flanagan said on Saturday.
