Pope arrives in Lithuania to start solidarity tour of Baltic states
Pope Francis arrived in Lithuania on Saturday to begin a four-day visit to the Baltic states, carrying a message of solidarity as they look warily toward a newly aggressive Russia nearly 30 years after they broke away from the then-Soviet Union.
Gunmen kill 12 Revolutionary Guards in attack on Iran military parade: ISNA
Gunmen fired on a military parade in southwestern Iran on Saturday, killing 12 members of the Revolutionary Guards, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported, in one of the worst attacks ever on the elite force.State television said the assault, wh…
Boat carrying Syrian refugees sinks off Lebanon, most rescued: sources
A boat with around three dozen Syrian refugees on board sank off the coast of Lebanon on Saturday and most were rescued by the Lebanese army but at least one child drowned, security sources said.
Iran to respond ‘swiftly and decisively’ to military parade attack: foreign minister
Iran will respond “swiftly and decisively” to an attack on a military parade in southwestern Iran, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said, holding agents of a foreign regime responsible.
Iranian official says 11 killed in military parade attack – ISNA
An Iranian official said on Saturday 11 people were killed in an attack on a military parade in southwestern Iran, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported.
France sees Brexit deal as possible, but must prepare for ‘no deal’
France still believes that a good deal on Brexit is possible but the country must prepare for the possibility of Britain and the European Union failing to reach an agreement on its divorce from the bloc, a minister said on Saturday.
Search for Tanzania ferry disaster survivors goes on as toll tops 160
Divers were on Saturday searching for survivors in the sunken wreck of an overcrowded ferry that capsized on Lake Victoria, Tanzania, as an official said the death toll from Thursday’s disaster had risen to 161.
Victims of Iran military parade attack were all Revolutionary Guards: Tasnim
All those killed when gunmen opened fire during a military parade in Iran belonged to the country’s elite Revolutionary Guards, the semi-official Tasnim news agency said.
India’s Modi faces calls for resignation over French jet deal
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi faced calls for his resignation over allegations of corruption in a military jet deal with France after former French president Francois Hollande was quoted as saying New Delhi had influenced the choice of a local pa…
France sees Brexit deal possible, but must prepare for ‘no deal’
France still believes that a good deal on Brexit is possible but the country must prepare for the possibility of Britain and the European Union failing to reach an agreement on its divorce from the bloc, a minister said on Saturday.
