Put away phones at mealtimes and talk to each other, says pope
Pope Francis on Sunday urged people to talk to each other at mealtimes instead of using their mobile phones, citing Jesus, Mary and Joseph as an example for families to follow.
Blast hits military parade in Yemen, at least six dead
A missile fired by the Iran-aligned Houthi group struck a military parade in Yemen’s town of al-Dhalea, killing at least six people and injuring others, government-allied southern separatist forces who control the area said on Sunday.
Ukraine completes all-for-all prisoner swap with pro-Russian separatists
Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine completed a full prisoner swap on Sunday after bussing remaining detainees in the five-year conflict to an exchange point in the breakaway Donbass region.
Yemen’s Houthis list six strike targets in Saudi, three in UAE
The Iran-aligned Houthis said on Sunday six “sensitive” places in Saudi Arabia and three in the United Arab Emirates are on a list of military targets, suggesting the group remains prepared to fight on despite informal talks about a truce in Yemen’s wa…
U.S. monitoring North Korea closely, finds situation concerning: White House
The United States is monitoring North Korea’s actions closely and finds the situation there concerning but there are open lines of communications between the two countries, White House national security adviser Robert O’Brien said on Sunday.
Ukraine says Kiev completed prisoner swap with separatists
Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists in eastern regions completed a full prisoner swap on Sunday, exchanging all remaining detainees in the five-year conflict, the Ukrainian presidential office said.
Two men shot dead in eastern Saudi city were driving car bomb, SPA says
Two Saudi men shot dead last week in the eastern city of Dammam were driving a car loaded with explosives and were planning an “imminent terrorist operation”, the SPA state news agency said on Sunday, citing security forces.
Saudi state security: two men planning ‘terrorist operation’ killed in Dammam: SPA
Saudi state security on Sunday said two men who had planned an “imminent terrorist operation” were killed by security forces in the eastern city of Dammam, Saudi state agency SPA said.
Yemen’s Houthis list six targets in Saudi, three in UAE: al-Masirah TV
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis said six “sensitive” locations in Saudi Arabia and three in the United Arab Emirates are on a list of strike targets, the group’s al-Masirah TV reported on Sunday, quoting a Houthi military spokesman.
Austrian conservatives and Greens see coalition deal within days
Austrian conservative leader Sebastian Kurz is on the brink of returning to power as a coalition deal with the left-wing Greens is likely to be struck this week, three months after his party won a parliamentary election, both sides indicated on Sunday….
