WORLD HEADLINES
By Mohammed Ghobari Mohammed Mukhashef CAIRO/ADEN (Reuters) – Saudi-led coalition warplanes bombed Yemen on Wednesday despite an announcement by Riyadh that it was ending its campaign of air strikes, while renewed fighting erupted on the ground between rebels and forces loyal to the exiled president. The hostilities illustrated how tough it will be to find a political solution to a war stirring animosities between rival Gulf powers Saudi Arabia and
By Shadia Nasralla VIENNA (Reuters) – The timing of sanctions relief is the main sticking point in nuclear talks that resumed on Wednesday with a meeting between delegates from Iran and the European Union. Arriving in Vienna, Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi reiterated Iran’s position: “All the economic sanctions should be lifted on the day that the deal is implemented,” Iranian news agency Tasnim reported. The United States says the
Iraqi security forces fought to rout Islamic State militants from the western city of Ramadi on Wednesday, slowly regaining some ground from the militant group, security and local officials said. The insurgents began encroaching on Ramadi two weeks ago and local officials warned it was about to fall, sending more than 100,000 people fleeing their homes in and around the provincial capital of Anbar. Security officials said Islamic State were
By Isla Binnie and Philip Pullella ROME (Reuters) – The European Union must take a collective stand to tackle migrant trafficking at its source in African countries, Italy’s Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said on Wednesday ahead of an emergency summit of the bloc’s leaders to discuss the crisis. Up to 900 people were feared dead after their boat sank on its way to Europe from Libya at the weekend including
The Afghan Taliban on Wednesday announced the start of its annual spring offensive, warning it would ramp up attacks on foreign embassies and government officials, as well as military targets, starting on Friday. The Islamist militant group has been fighting the Afghan government and its foreign backers since it was ousted from power by U.S.-backed Afghan forces in 2001. “If the foreign occupiers really want to relieve themselves from this
By Linda Sieg and Kanupriya Kapoor TOKYO/JAKARTA (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of a summit in Indonesia on Wednesday, the latest sign of a thaw between the Asian rivals that came despite an awkward diplomatic backdrop. Abe told reporters after the meeting that the two leaders agreed to work for better relations and contribute to regional stability by
At least 42 fighters were killed in 24 hours of fierce fighting between Islamist rebels and the Islamic State group in Syria’s Damascus province, a monitoring group said Wednesday. “At least 30 Islamist rebels and 12 fighters from IS were killed in fighting since Tuesday” in the hilly region of Qalamun, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Meanwhile, at least 11 people were killed in regime bombardment of two
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Police arrested former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s brother on Wednesday over alleged misappropriation of state funds, an official said.
With the polls deadlocked ahead of an election, Prime Minister David Cameron campaigned Wednesday with Boris Johnson, one of the Conservative party’s most popular politicians who also has his eye on the top job. Johnson, the twice elected mayor of London, had been keeping a low profile during the campaign for the May 7 vote but this week has made a string of appearances with top Tories in a bid
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the nation was “deeply shattered and disappointed” over the farmer’s death. “At no point must the hardworking farmer think he is alone. The Delhi police announced an investigation into the sequence of events leading to the farmer’s death. The tree was several metres from the stage where Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and members of his party were due to speak against the national government’s
