BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s government raced Saturday to contain the fallout after local Iran-backed militias were accused of attacking and shuttering a key Saudi pipeline. Though an umbrella group of Iran-backed militias in Iraq denied their involvement, Iraq’s government confirmed the attacks had origin
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The funeral was underway Saturday in western Uganda for a traditional monarch who ascended the throne of the Tooro Kingdom as an infant in 1995 and died last month at 34, triggering a succession dispute that has rocked the royal family and gripped the entire nation. The funera
By Sarita Chaganti Singh, Shivangi Acharya and Saurabh Sharma NEW DELHI, Sept 12 (Reuters) – The BRICS group of emerging economies has agreed on a joint declaration, sources told Reuters on Saturday, a significant diplomatic breakthrough as its leaders began summit talks in New Delhi, aiming to boos
Attacks on a key Saudi oil pipeline were launched from Iraqi territory, said Iraq’s government Saturday, pledging to probe further. Iraq closed two key border crossings with Iran, halting all passenger and commercial traffic until further notice, Iran’s state-run media reported Saturday. Meanwhile,
By Adrian Portugal and Eloisa Lopez CORON, Phliippines, Sept 12 (Reuters) – Philippine authorities began the painstaking process of identifying victims from a ferry fire on Saturday, a day after responders recovered bodies from the burned-out vessel, raising the death toll to at least 35 and leaving
CORON, Philippines (AP) — Thirty charred bodies found inside a burned passenger ferry in the western Philippines arrived at a port Saturday for identification after a ship fire killed at least 35 people and left more than 50 others missing earlier this week. Retrieval operations will continue as mor
SOFIA, Sept 12 (Reuters) – An explosion caused a fire at a weapons storage site in central Bulgaria overnight, local media and officials said on Saturday, the second blaze at a munitions facility in the past few weeks. No one was reported injured in the blaze, which broke out near the village of Tsa
DUBLIN (AP) — President Donald Trump arrived Saturday in Dublin, where he’ll hold talks with Ireland’s president and prime minister, kicking off a weekend visit that’s more about a major golf tournament held on a course he owns on the country’s Atlantic coast. The American president is set for separ
By Feras Dalatey DAMASCUS, Sept 12 (Reuters) – Syrian government plans to turn a former military airport in Damascus into a hub for private jets are raising alarm among rights groups and residents who say redevelopment could disturb suspected mass graves and override private land claims. Syria’s civ
By Bo Erickson, Padraic Halpin and Conor Humphries DUBLIN, Sept 12 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would “love” to see British-run Northern Ireland unify with Ireland, remarks made during a visit to Dublin that drew a sharp response from pro-British unionists in Northern
NEW DELHI, Sept 12 (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold talks on Saturday on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in New Delhi. Here is a look at how ties between the Asian giants have evolved from a deadly 2020 border clash to a more stable footing
By Elias Biryabarema KAMPALA, Sept 12 (Reuters) – The late Ugandan monarch, Oyo Nyimba, who made global headlines in 1995 when he took the throne of the Tooro Kingdom at age 3, was due to be buried on Saturday, as a succession dispute rages within the royal family. King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Ruki
NEW DELHI, Sept 12 (Reuters) – Leaders of the BRICS group of nations will meet on Saturday in the Indian capital of New Delhi for their annual summit, amid mounting geopolitical tension, disruptions in energy markets, shipping, and global trade. Here is a look at the bloc’s history, and the challeng
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea launched multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea on Saturday, its neighbors said, a day after the U.S., South Korea and Japan ended their trilateral military drill that North Korea views as a provocation. North Korea’s ballistic missile launches,
By Mohammed Ghobari, Eman Abouhassira and Yasmine Ghania ADEN/DUBAI, Sept 12 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia has shut down its East-West pipeline after the vital oil conduit came under aerial attack in the widening Middle East war. The world’s largest crude oil exporter temporarily closed the pipeline afte
Sept 12 (Reuters) – Iraq ordered the closure of the Shalamcheh border crossing between Iraq and Iran as a precautionary measure after the latest drone attacks on Saudi Arabia, two security sources told Reuters on Saturday. The sources said a wide-scale operation was underway to pursue perpetrators o
Sept 11 (Reuters) – Talks between Israel and Lebanon that were scheduled to take place in Rome next week have been postponed and will occur instead in October, Axios reported on Friday, citing a U.S. official. Jewish holidays, a Paris conference and UN General Assembly preparations meant participant
CAIRO, Sept 12 (Reuters) – An Iraqi military commander was dismissed early on Saturday after investigations confirmed the latest drone attacks targeting Saudi Arabia originated from Iraq, according to a statement by Iraq’s prime minister’s office. The commander led operations in Maysan province in s
SAO PAULO, Sept 11 (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva maintained the numerical lead over Senator Flavio Bolsonaro in a potential runoff of the October election, a Datafolha poll showed on Friday. • Lula is seen with 46% of the vote in a potential runoff, against 44% for the se
JOHANNESBURG, Sept 11 (Reuters) – South Africa will extradite to the United States six Nigerian nationals suspected of being members of the Black Axe organised crime network involved in romance scams and cyberfraud, police said on Friday. The men are wanted by U.S. authorities on charges including w
Sept 11 (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that events in Europe, including the far-right victory in a German state election, were the result of “system errors” committed by globalists in the West. Putin, speaking to reporters in a pool report on the first day of a visit to
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s quest to host an Africa Recording Academy headquarters got a boost Friday when Recording Academy officials said key milestones had been completed, and Kenyan artists will travel to the U.S. next month to get acquainted with the international music business. Academy Pres
Sept 12 (Reuters) – North Korea fired several ballistic missiles from the Wonsan area toward the sea off its east coast, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said on Saturday. The JCS said in a statement it has stepped up surveillance and vigilance for possible additional launches, while South Korea,
Behind President Herzog’s Global Search for the Next ‘Voice of the People’ Cohort By Felice Friedson / The Media Line There is a row of colorful pillows in the corner of Deborah Apeloig’s home studio in Mexico City. One reads: “Shaping our future together.” The pillows were made for an in-person Voi
BEIRUT (AP) — Anthropic says Claude users in northern Yemen, territory controlled by Iran-backed Houthi rebels, tried to use the AI model to develop advanced missiles. AI is already transforming warfare from Ukraine to Gaza, and its use on a rugged and remote battlefield is likely to increase concer
Sept 11 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia said drones launched from Iraq attacked its East-West pipeline, but said it would not retaliate for now following a request from Iraq’s prime minister, while reserving the right to take all necessary measures to protect its sovereignty, security and critical faciliti
By Luciana Magalhaes RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept 11 (Reuters) – Eduardo Bolsonaro, a son of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, will renew his push for the United States to reinstate sanctions on Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes under the Global Magnitsky Act during a Washington visit next
PARIS, Sept 11 (Reuters) – A train derailed between Rouen and Caen in northern France, injuring around 20 people on Friday evening at around 7:54 p.m., French authorities said. The train was carrying 180 passengers and went off the rails near to the town of Cleon in Normandy, French Transport Minist
By Nate Raymond Sept 11 (Reuters) – An Afghan woman accused of supporting the Islamic State has been deported from the United States in the first case to be pursued by the U.S. Department of Justice through a little-known court created 30 years ago to deport “alien terrorists.” Nazira Haji Zada, a 4
Sept 11 (Reuters) – A minibus collided with a car and a truck transporting lumber in Russia’s northern Arkhangelsk region on Friday, killing 12 people and injuring eight, regional officials were quoted as saying. The RIA state news agency, quoting interior ministry officials, said the bus appeared t
