Yemen’s Houthis attack Saudi Abha airport with drones, Houthi TV says
Yemen’s Iranian-aligned Houthi militia attacked Abha airport in Saudi Arabia on Thursday with drones, the group’s Al Masirah TV said, citing a military spokesman.
UK’s Johnson tells EU’s Juncker that Brexit backstop must go
Britain’s new prime minister, Boris Johnson, told European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Thursday that the so-called Northern Irish backstop must be abolished to avoid a no-deal Brexit, a spokesman for Johnson said.
Britain begins escorting all UK vessels through Hormuz Strait
Britain has started sending a warship to accompany all British-flagged vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, a change in policy announced on Thursday after the government previously said it did not have resources to do so.
Islamic State claims responsibility for two blasts in Kabul: Amaq
Islamic State claimed responsibility for two blasts in the Afghan capital Kabul on Thursday, the group’s Amaq news agency reported.
Bombs in Kabul kill at least 11 as U.S. steps up diplomacy in effort to end war
Three bombs rocked the Afghan capital of Kabul on Thursday, killing at least 11 people and wounding 45, officials said, as the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff met Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and NATO officials in the city.
Trump congratulates Ukraine’s Zelenskiy on parliamentary elections
U.S. President Donald Trump congratulated Ukraine’s new president Volodymyr Zelenskiy on holding parliamentary elections which Zelenskiy’s party won, and offered U.S. help to promote reforms in Ukraine, Zelenskiy’s office said on Thursday.
115 feared dead after worst Mediterranean shipwreck of the year
About 115 people are missing and feared to have drowned and another 134 were rescued by Libyan coast guards and local fishermen after a wooden boat carrying migrants capsized off Libya, a Libyan navy official said on Thursday.
U.S. Senate panel advances Saudi sanctions measure
The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday backed legislation that would impose sanctions on the Saudi royal family and block some weapons sales, pushing back against President Donald Trump’s close ties to the kingdom.
EU’s Juncker told Britain’s Johnson existing withdrawal deal is only possible one
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker told new British Prime Boris Johnson that a divorce deal agreed by his predecessor last November was the best and the only deal with the European Union, an EU spokeswoman said on Thursday.
Pompeo, Ghani agree to ‘accelerate efforts’ to end war in Afghanistan: State Department
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani agreed that it was time to “accelerate efforts” to end the war in Afghanistan, the State Department said on Thursday.
