Saudi-led air strikes hit Yemen after truce expires
ADEN/RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi-led forces resumed military operations in Yemen after a five-day ceasefire ended late on Sunday, and Yemen’s exiled government in Riyadh and the Iranian-allied Houthis blamed each other for a failure to renew the truce.
Macedonia’s embattled leader rallies supporters in show of force
SKOPJE (Reuters) – Macedonia’s embattled prime minister rallied tens of thousands of supporters on Monday in a show of force a day after opponents held their own mass protest to demand his resignation over damaging wire-tap revelations.
Burundi president fires defense chief after coup attempt
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – Burundi’s embattled President Pierre Nkurunziza sacked his defense and foreign ministers on Monday, five days after surviving an attempted coup by generals opposed to his bid for a third term in office.
Egypt death sentences worry U.S., U.N., Turkey
ANKARA (Reuters) – The United States and United Nations expressed deep concern on Monday about the death sentences handed down in Egypt for President Mohamed Mursi and other Islamists, while Turkey warned of Middle East turmoil if they are carried out….
Ukraine says it will prosecute captured Russian soldiers for terrorist acts
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine on Monday showed two prisoners it said were Russian soldiers who had killed Ukrainian troops in fighting in its east and said they would be prosecuted for “terrorist acts”.
U.S. to question Islamic State leader’s wife on hostages, officials say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The captured wife of a senior Islamic State leader who was killed in a weekend raid will face questions over what she and her husband knew about the group’s treatment of hostages, including Americans, U.S. officials said.
U.S. calls death sentence for former Egyptian president ‘unjust’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States believes the death sentence for former Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi is “unjust and undermines confidence in the rule of law,” the State Department said on Monday.
Israel holds Jordanian-Canadian national for alleged Hamas links
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel has detained a Palestinian with dual Canadian and Jordanian citizenship suspected of links with the Islamist group Hamas, an Israeli security official told Reuters on Monday.
U.N. chief deeply concerned at death sentence bid for Egypt’s Mursi
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed deep concern on Monday at an Egyptian court decision to seek the death penalty for former President Mohamed Mursi, a spokesman for the United Nations said.
Europe wants central role in Middle East peace, Mogherini says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union wants a more active role in seeking peace between Israel and the Palestinians, the bloc’s foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said on Monday on the eve of her first visit to the region.
