Saudi-led coalition pledges accountability for ‘unjustified’ Yemen strike
The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Iranian-aligned Houthi group in Yemen said on Saturday it accepted that an air attack it launched last month which killed dozens of people was unjustified and pledged to hold accountable those who had made mistakes….
Iran says it plans to boost ballistic, cruise missile capacity
Iran plans to boost its ballistic and cruise missile capacity and acquire modern fighter planes and submarines, the Iranian state news agency IRNA quoted a senior Defence Ministry official as saying on Saturday.
Deadly Yemen air strike on bus was unjustified: coalition team
An air attack by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen last month that killed dozens of people, including children traveling on a bus, lacked military justification and requires a review of the rules of engagement, a coalition body said on Saturday.
European states should pay costs to benefit from nuclear deal: Iran’s Zarif
European countries should take action and be willing to pay the costs to reap benefits from Iran’s nuclear deal with world powers, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif was quoted as saying on Saturday by the state news agency IRNA.
Trump, Sessions approved of Putin meeting proposal: former campaign adviser
President Donald Trump and U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions both supported a proposal during the 2016 campaign that Trump meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, lawyers for a former campaign adviser said in a court filing late on Friday.
Deadly Yemen air strike was unjustified: coalition team
An air attack by the Saudi-led coalition that killed dozens of people, including children traveling on a bus, in Yemen last month lacked military justification, an investigative body set up by the coalition said on Saturday.
At 95, WW2 vet breaks own record as oldest scuba diver
A 95-year-old British veteran of World War Two broke his own record on Saturday as the world’s oldest scuba diver after taking the plunge to explore a shipwreck off Cyprus.
Pope urges action against ‘endless fields’ of plastic in oceans
Pope Francis, who has spoken strongly for action against global warming in recent years, called on Saturday for people to work together to stop the world’s oceans filling up with plastic waste.
German city hit by far-right violence braces for rival demonstrations
Supporters and opponents of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s liberal immigration policy hold rival demonstrations on Saturday in the city of Chemnitz, where the fatal stabbing of a German man by two migrants sparked violent far-right protests.
Iran says it plans to boost ballistic and cruise missile capacity
Iran plans to boost its ballistic and cruise missile capacity, as well as acquire new generation fighter planes and submarines, the Iranian state news agency IRNA quoted a senior Defence Ministry official as saying on Saturday.
