More than 80 migrants believed to be from Syria, half of them women and children, were rescued off Cyprus on Friday after their overloaded boat ran into engine trouble, officials said. They said emergency services were on hand to offer first aid, food, water and blankets to the 83 migrants ...
Russia summoned the Belgian ambassador on Friday in a spat over Moscow’s claim that Belgian jets killed six civilians near Syria’s Aleppo, the foreign ministry said. Foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that Belgian ambassador Alex Van Meeuwen had gone to the ministry earlier Friday in response to a summons. ...
