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MEXICO CITY – Gunfights and blockades of burning vehicles have been reported in the Mexican border city of Reynosa, across from McAllen, Texas. The U.S. consulate in Matamoros said in message Friday that it had “learned of several firefights and roadblocks throughout the city of Reynosa,” and it recommended that …

UNITED NATIONS – A new United Nations report says the Islamic State group has more than 225,000 Syrians under siege in a single city. The latest monthly report by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says the last time the U.N. was able to reach the besieged western neighborhoods of Deir ez Zor …

IQALUIT, Canada – Secretary of State John Kerry is backing Saudi Arabian airstrikes against Houthi rebels as long as the rebels persist in attacking Yemeni government forces. Kerry is crediting the Saudis with making an important shift from a full-scale air campaign to hitting targets only when militants present a …