#border attacks

YEREVAN: Armenia‘s defense ministry said three soldiers were killed Friday in firing from Azerbaijan as tensions between the two countries persist. The ministry initially reported four soldiers were killed and one wounded, but later said one of those believed to have died was resuscitated. The ministry said Armenian positions were hit near the settlements of Sotk and Norbak, which are about 8…

CAIRO | British diplomat says Yemen talks on next week in Stockholm

CAIRO  — Britain’s ambassador to Yemen said Thursday he has spoken with representatives from the country’s warring sides and that he expects them to attend peace talks that are to begin next week in Stockholm.

However, overnight fighting cast a cloud on efforts to establish a cease-fire in the war-torn Arab country. Peace talks to end Yemen’s three-year war pitting a Saudi-led coalition and rival…

JERUSALEM | Hamas warns of more rocket attacks amid Israel-Gaza fighting

JERUSALEM — Gaza militants fired dozens of rockets at southern Israel early on Tuesday, killing a man in a strike on a residential building, and warning they would escalate their attacks if Israel continues bombing targets in the Gaza Strip.

The cross-border attacks, which were triggered by a botched Israeli undercover raid into Hamas-ruled Gaza late on Sunday, marked the most serious escalation…

JERUSALEM | Hamas hits building in Israel, threatens more rocket attacks

JERUSALEM — Gaza militants fired dozens of rockets at southern Israel early on Tuesday, killing a man in a strike on a residential building, and warning they would escalate their attacks if Israel continues bombing targets in the Gaza Strip.

The cross-border attacks, which were triggered by a botched Israeli undercover raid into Hamas-ruled Gaza over the weekend, marked the most serious…