Russia sought Saturday to block a United Nations Security Council meeting on Venezuela, accusing the United States of plotting a coup against President Nicolas Maduro. Its bid quickly failed, with nine of the 15 Security Council members agreeing to hold the session attended by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
Coalition missile strikes have killed 42 people including 13 civilians in what remains of the ISIL terrorist group’s last holdout in eastern Syria, a war monitor said. The UK-based Syrian opposing Observatory said short-range missiles late Friday hit homes on farmland near the village of Baghouz, killing 42 people. Among ...
