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Yemen loyalists advance into Red Sea town of Mokha

Yemeni government forces have advanced into the Red Sea town of Mokha but Shiite rebels are still putting up fierce resistance, a military official said Saturday. Forces loyal to President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi, backed by a Saudi-led coalition, captured the police headquarters and several...

UN agencies urge Trump to allow refugees entry

The United Nations refugee agency and International Organization for Migration (IOM) called on the Trump administration Saturday to continue offering asylum to people fleeing war and persecution, saying its resettlement program was vital. U.S. President Donald Trump Friday put a four-month...

Suicide bombing kills 2 in Iraq’s Fallujah

Two Iraqi soldiers were killed when a suicide bombing struck a security checkpoint in the western city of Fallujah on Saturday, according to a local police officer.  A bomber detonated his explosives-laden vehicle at the checkpoint in the city’s western entrance, police officer Ahmed...

Soyuz rocket places Spanish satellite into space

A Russian-built Soyuz rocket blasted off from French Guiana and successfully placed into orbit a Spanish telecommunications satellite, the French launch company Arianespace said. It said the rocket took off from the Guiana Space Center at 10:30 pm local time Friday (0130 GMT Saturday)....