When the blast went off in early April, shrapnel hit homes and schools all over the quiet residential neighborhood of the Yemeni capital. Windows shattered and the 2,000 girls in a nearby school tried to evacuate at once, many racing down the stairs and some dying in the stampede. Safia Al-Wesabi, a 10-year-oldRead more
Nike Ching at the State Department and Carla Babb at the Pentagon contributed to this report. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif suggested Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump “try respect” instead of issuing threats. He was responding to a Twitter post Sunday in which Trump said: “If Iran wants to fight, that will theRead more
The United States military said one of its warships in the South China Sea sailed Monday near the disputed Scarborough Shoal claimed by China and the Philippines. “USS Preble sailed within 12 nautical miles of Scarborough Reef in order to challenge excessive maritime claims and preserve access to the waterways as governed by international law,”Read more
A rare U.S. Coast Guard exercise in the South China Sea this month shows that the United States is broadening its reach in a disputed waterway, a new pressure point between Washington and the sea’s chief claimant Beijing. On May 14 the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Bertholf joined two Philippine coast guard vessels for trainingRead more
Movie stars including Salma Hayek and Eva Longoria celebrated the role of women in cinema at a glitzy gala in Cannes on Sunday, amid a drive to promote gender equality in the industry that is still falling short of what many campaigners hoped for. Cannes’ film festival, the world’s most important cinema showcase, last yearRead more
Gunmen killed at least 11 people in a bar in northern Brazil on Sunday, officials said. The shooting took place in the city of Belem, the public safety department of northern Para state said. There was no immediate word on the motive of the shooting. The attackers fled but the news website G1 quoted policeRead more
Nike Ching at the State Department and Carla Babb at the Pentagon contributed to this report. President Donald Trump has given a strong warning to Iran, threatening its destruction if it attacks the United States or U.S. interests. “If Iran wants to fight, that will be the official end of Iran,” Trump tweeted Sunday. “NeverRead more
Oil supplies were sufficient and stockpiles were still rising despite massive output drops from Iran and Venezuela, said OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia and key producer UAE on Sunday, as oil exporters met in Jeddah. Producer nations discussed how to stabilize a volatile oil market amid rising U.S.-Iran tensions in the Gulf, which threaten to disruptRead more
U.S. sanctions on oil-rich Venezuela appear to be taking hold, resulting in mile-long lines for fuel in the South American nation’s second-largest city, Maracaibo. Some drivers said they’d had to wait almost 24 hours to fuel up, and people have been grabbing catnaps on the hoods of cars or in truck beds. Nearing empty andRead more
Bahrain and the U.S. said Sunday they are hosting a “Peace to Prosperity” conference in late June to promote better economic fortunes for Palestinians if a peace agreement can be reached with Israel. The White House has pledged to unveil a new Mideast peace plan in the coming weeks, one partly crafted by Jared Kushner,Read more
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