Mattis in Turkey, Saudi Airstrike on Yemen Hotel Kills 35, Taylor Swift Releases New Album: A.M. Links

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    Defense Secretary James Mattis arrived in Turkey after visiting Iraq and Jordan to discuss ongoing military operations.

  • A Saudi-led airstrike on a hotel in Yemen killed at least 35 people.
  • Police in Denmark have identified a headless torso found in the water as that of journalist Kim Wall, who they believe was killed on board a homemade submarine.
  • A concert in the Netherlands by the rock group Allah-Lahs was canceled after a terror threat.
  • The prefecture of Miyagi in Japan has pulled a tourism video accused of being sexually suggestive and sexist.
  • A 14-year-old was arrested in Saudi Arabia after a video of him dancing the macarena in a city street went viral.
  • The mayor of Florence apologized for yelling out "Allahu akhbar!" at a terrorism conference in Italy.
  • Taylor Swift is releasing a new album.