U.S. says air strikes cripple Syria chemical weapons program
WASHINGTON/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Western powers said on Saturday their missile attacks struck at the heart of Syria’s chemical weapons program, but the restrained assault appeared unlikely to halt Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s progress in the 7-year-old civil war.
Four Palestinian militants dead in Gaza blast
GAZA (Reuters) – The Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group said four of its members were killed in an apparent accidental blast in the Gaza Strip on Saturday.
North Korean leader meets Chinese senior official, fetes Chinese art troupe
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met Chinese senior diplomat Song Tao, and feted a Chinese art troupe led by Song, North Korean state media said on Sunday, indicating closer ties with China following Kim’s surprise visit to Beijing last month.
Despite Trump’s ‘Mission accomplished’, question raised over U.S. Syria strategy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Just over a year ago U.S. President Donald Trump ordered a missile strike against the Syrian government for a chemical weapons attack against its own people.
Échec d’une résolution de l’ONU pour condamner les frappes en Syrie
La Russie a soumis samedi au Conseil de sécurité une résolution condamnant les frappes occidentales en Syrie, mais sans succès. La France entend reprendre la main dans le processus diplomatique.
Russia spied on Skripal and daughter for at least five years: UK
LONDON (Reuters) – Russia’s intelligence agencies spied on former double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia for at least five years before they were attacked with a nerve agent in March, the national security adviser to Britain’s prime minister said.
Thousands of Palestinians protest at Gaza-Israel border, one dead
GAZA BORDER (Reuters) – A Palestinian was killed and more than 200 others wounded during clashes with Israeli troops as thousands gathered in protest along the Gaza-Israel border on Friday, Gaza officials said.
With Russia on his mind, Trump looks for tougher approach on Syria: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump is pressing for a more aggressive U.S. strike against Syria than military chiefs have recommended as he adopts a tougher stance against Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose support for Syria’s government has allowed it to crush opposition forces, U.S. officials said.
U.S., Britain, France launch air strikes in Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S., British and French forces pounded Syria with air strikes early on Saturday in response to a poison gas attack that killed dozens of people last week, in the biggest intervention by Western powers against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Russia lawmakers draft list of U.S. imports that could be banned
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s lower house of parliament is to consider draft legislation that would give the Kremlin powers to ban or restrict a list of U.S. imports, reacting to new U.S. sanctions on a group of Russian tycoons and officials.
