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ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A pro-Kurdish politician regained his status as a lawmaker in Turkey's parliament on Friday four months after...

Cuban president rejects U.S. ‘failed state’ accusations

HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said on Friday the United States, not Cuba, was a failed state, reacting...

Dutch court convicts Syrian of war crimes over killing of soldier

By Stephanie van den Berg THE HAGUE(Reuters) - A Dutch court sentenced a 49-year-old Syrian man on Friday to 20...

“Revolt of the young”: Swiss to vote on reform of pension system

By Silke Koltrowitz ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss voters are to get a fresh chance to decide on reforming their increasingly...

U.S., Afghanistan, Pakistan Uzbekistan create platform for regional cooperation

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan formed a new diplomatic platform to support peace and stability...

EU bars Britain from cross-border pact on civil courts

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - The European Union has barred Britain from joining a European accord for recognising civil...

Bulgaria’s anti-elite party will seek support to form government

SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's anti-establishment party There Is Such a People (ITN), which narrowly won Sunday's national election, will seek...

Gunmen kill Nigerian army general on highway from capital

ABUJA (Reuters) - Gunmen shot dead a Nigerian army general as he was travelling by car on a major road...

Singapore delays reopening plans after karaoke club cluster

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore said on Friday it would retighten some restrictions on social gatherings, including allowing only two people...

Vietnam calls on Washington to lift Cuba embargo – foreign ministry

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam urged the United States on Friday to end its "hostile policy" and lift its longstanding trade...

African countries to receive first U.S. donated COVID-19 vaccines in days – Gavi

By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - Nearly 50 African countries are to receive 25 million COVID-19 vaccine doses donated by...

Indonesia urges no travel for Muslim festival, as regions seek more vaccines

By Stanley Widianto and Agustinus Beo Da Costa JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's religious minister called on Friday for people to...

Germany lists Greece and the Netherlands as coronavirus risk areas – RKI

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany has declared all of Greece a coronavirus risk area, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) said on...

Chinese premier asks Pakistan to hold accountable culprits in attack on bus

By Yew Lun Tian BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has urged his Pakistani counterpart to hold accountable the culprits...

Russia transfers ex-U.S. Marine to region with tough Soviet-era prisons

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A former U.S. Marine who is serving a nine-year sentence in Russia was being transferred from a...

U.N. rights boss calls on Cuba to release protesters

GENEVA (Reuters) - The U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet called on Cuba on Friday to release protesters and several...

Thai hospital tycoon sticks to guns on vaccine claims

By Chayut Setboonsarng BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand’s Thonburi Healthcare Group Pcl (THG) doubled down on its outspoken chairman's claim to...

Total death toll in Germany due to floods rises above 100 – authorities

DUSSELDORF, Germany (Reuters) - The number of people who have died in floods in western Germany rose to 103 from...

New Ukraine interior minister vows crackdown on organised crime, graft