Saudi-led coalition in Yemen launches a targeting operation in Sanaa
The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen launched a targeting operation in the Houthi-held capital, Sanaa, Saudi state TV reported on Saturday.
Trump may skip deadline for report on Saudi journalist’s murder
The Trump administration signaled on Friday it was unlikely to meet a deadline to report to Congress on whether it intends to impose sanctions on those responsible for the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, prompting an angry backlash on Capit…
No sign of progress in three days of talks to prepare second U.S.-North Korea summit
The U.S. special representative for North Korea held three days of talks in Pyongyang to prepare a second summit to be held this month between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the State Department said on Friday, while giving…
Exclusive: U.S. in direct contact with Venezuelan military, urging defections – source
The United States is holding direct communications with members of Venezuela’s military urging them to abandon President Nicolas Maduro and is also preparing new sanctions aimed at increasing pressure on him, a senior White House official said.
Irish PM says Brexit deal ‘can be done’
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar on Friday said he believed “a deal can be done” to avoid a disorderly British exit from the EU, after a meeting with a key ally of British Prime Minister Theresa May that he said went very well.
Ten soccer players killed as fire sweeps through Flamengo lodging in Rio
Fire swept through an unlicensed lodging at the training center of Rio de Janeiro soccer club Flamengo on Friday, killing 10 members of the club’s youth team and injuring three more, one of them seriously, firefighters and news reports said.
After years of stalling, Greece oks Macedonia in NATO
After holding up its admission for years, Greece became the first nation on Friday to ratify Macedonia’s membership of NATO after the two states resolved a decades-old name dispute last month.
Sahel Islamist groups’ networking skills growing: security report
A surge in violent attacks linked to Islamist groups in West Africa’s Sahel region reflects their growing capabilities and networking abilities, according to an international security conference report.
Palestinians reject invitation to attend U.S. Mideast meeting in Poland
Palestinian officials have been invited to a U.S. conference on the Middle East hosted by Poland next week, a senior U.S. official said on Friday, but top Palestinian officials said they would not attend.
Mexican telenovela actress says she will divorce ex-President Pena Nieto
Mexico’s former First Lady Angelica Rivera has decided to divorce ex-President Enrique Pena Nieto, the one-time telenovela actress said in a post on her Instagram account on Friday.
