Source: Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines — 18th September 2019 at 02:15 (about 1 hour ago)
At a weapons exhibition in July in Yemen's Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa, military officials whipped silken sheets off what they said were newly-developed drones and missiles. The theatrical gesture revealed the proud slogan "Made in Yemen" spray-painted onto the weapons' bodywork. #
Source: Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines — 18th September 2019 at 02:15 (about 1 hour ago)
Source: Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines — 18th September 2019 at 02:15 (about 1 hour ago)
Three Michigan residents have died from the rare mosquito-borne virus Eastern equine encephalitis, state health officials said. #
Source: Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines — 18th September 2019 at 02:15 (about 1 hour ago)
The Daily Beast reported Monday that Steven Mnuchin acted as a legal representative for a company owned by an associate of Jeffrey Epstein. #
Source: Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines — 18th September 2019 at 02:15 (about 1 hour ago)
WASHINGTON/DUBAI (Reuters) - The United States believes the attacks that crippled Saudi Arabian oil facilities last weekend originated in southwestern Iran, a U.S. official told Reuters, an assessment that further increases tension in the Middle East. The officials did not provide evidence or explain what U.S. intelligence they were using for the evaluations. Such intelligence, if shared publicly, could further pressure Washington, Riyadh and others to respond, perhaps militarily. #
Source: Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines — 18th September 2019 at 02:15 (about 1 hour ago)
Leaders of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement on Tuesday appealed directly to US lawmakers to exert pressure on Beijing, warning that an erosion of the city's special status would embolden China's leaders around the world. In an appearance likely to infuriate Beijing, young people at the forefront of Hong Kong's mass protests testified before a congressional commission in support of US legislation aimed at defending Hong Kongers' civil rights. "This is not a plea for so-called 'foreign interference,' nor for Hong Kong independence," said Cantopop star Denise Ho, whose music has been banned in mainland China for her activism. #
Source: Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines — 18th September 2019 at 02:15 (about 1 hour ago)
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani had no more than 20 minutes to study a draft accord between the United States and the Taliban on pulling thousands of U.S. troops out of his country, but upcoming elections could put him back at the heart of talks to end decades of war. What he read in the draft outlining the now collapsed deal left Ghani and his officials - who were shut out of the talks by the Taliban refusal to negotiate with what they considered an illegitimate "puppet" regime - badly shaken and resentful, said a senior Kabul official close to the Afghan leader. "Doesn't this look like surrender to the Taliban?" Ghani asked Zalmay Khalilzad, the veteran Afghan-born diplomat who led negotiations for Washington, at a meeting the two held immediately afterwards, according to the source who was present. #
Source: Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines — 18th September 2019 at 02:15 (about 1 hour ago)
As pro-democracy protests grind on for a fourth month, Hong Kong has been left counting the cost, with the city?s tourist industry battered and businesses forced to lay off staff as they struggle to stay afloat. Images beamed around the world of black-clad demonstrators battling police in full riot gear on streets usually lined with shoppers have led travellers to shun the financial hub. August witnessed the biggest fall in overseas visitors since the SARS epidemic of 2003 claimed nearly 300 lives and unleashed widespread panic in the city, according to government data. #
Source: Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines — 18th September 2019 at 02:15 (about 1 hour ago)
Pitching his case as a David-versus-Goliath fight, a Dutch-Palestinian man went to court in the Netherlands Tuesday seeking damages from two former Israeli military commanders for their roles in a 2014 airstrike on a Gaza house that killed six members of his family. One of the commanders is Benny Gantz, a retired military chief who is now a leading candidate in Israel's elections, also taking place Tuesday. The other is former Israeli air force commanders Amir Eshel. #
Source: Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines — 18th September 2019 at 02:15 (about 1 hour ago)
Only eight candidates garnered more than 1 percent in the poll. #