Mexican navy says member killed in attack while patrolling pipeline
One member of Mexico’s navy was killed and three were injured on Saturday when they came under fire while patrolling a section of state-run oil firm Pemex’s frequently plundered pipelines, the country’s naval secretary said.
Fighting in southern Tripoli kills 187, more than 1,000 wounded: spokesman
Recent fighting in southern Tripoli in Libya has killed 187 people and wounded 1,157, a spokesman for the ministry of health said on Saturday.
Protest in southwest Sudan ends in violence
A protest in the South Darfur city of Nyala ended in violence on Saturday, with security forces launching tear gas at protesters and firing gunshots, state news agency SUNA and Sudan’s main protest organizer said.
Gaza-Israel violence flares into second day with rocket attacks, air strikes
Gaza militants fired more than 250 rockets into Israeli towns and villages through Saturday, while Israel hit back with tank shelling and air strikes that Palestinian officials said killed four people.
Damascus presses Idlib attack, artillery hits near Turkish forces
Syrian government forces and their Russian allies pounded the rebel-held northwest with air strikes on Saturday, the fifth day of a campaign that has killed dozens of people and forced thousands to flee, sources in the area and a war monitor said.
Turkey says Israeli strikes in Gaza targeted building where its state news agency has office
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Saturday that Israeli forces had targeted a building in Gaza where the offices of Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency are located, and added that the attacks were a crime against humanity.
Islamic State claims it killed 10 soldiers in northeastern Nigeria
Islamic State (IS) killed 10 Nigerian soldiers in an attack on the northeastern town of Magumeri, the group claimed through its news agency AMAQ on Saturday.
Story on 710 Libya govt fighters killed is incorrect and is withdrawn
The story on 710 Libya govt fighters killed is incorrect and is withdrawn. The figure refers to those killed in fighting in 2014 between rival factions in the country and not to the number of people killed in the current conflict in Tripoli. A correcte…
Lowest turnout for ‘yellow vest’ protests in France after May Day clashes
France’s “yellow vest” anti-government demonstrations recorded their lowest turnout yet on Saturday, days after a wider May Day rally was marked by violent clashes in Paris.
Four Turkish soldiers killed in attacks by Kurdish militants, Turkey says
Four Turkish soldiers were killed and two others wounded in two separate attacks by Kurdish militants on Saturday, the Turkish defense ministry said, adding that the army had retaliated in both cases.
