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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden has nominated Los Angeles mayor and climate advocate Eric Garcetti to be the U.S. ambassador...

Ukraine says Russian hackers hit its Navy website

KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's defence ministry said that hackers linked to the Russian authorities on Friday attacked the website of...

U.S. FAA requiring emergency inspections for more Bell helicopters

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Friday it was requiring emergency inspections for...

More in U.S. Congress back help for Afghan interpreters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nearly 20 U.S. senators now back legislation to help protect Afghan civilians who supported U.S. forces during...

U.S. strikes deal with Russia to continue U.N. Syria aid access

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The U.N. Security Council on Friday extended a cross-border aid operation into Syria from...

Pakistani authorities recommend banning air travel for unvaccinated

By Umar Farooq ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's top body overseeing the pandemic response recommended on Friday that anyone who did...

Nearly 600 rescued migrants disembark from charity boat in Italy

ROME (Reuters) - Hundreds of migrants rescued in the central Mediterranean disembarked on Friday in the southern Italian town of...

Brazilian TV presenter declares himself presidential hopeful on air

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian television and radio presenter Jose Luiz Datena on Friday declared himself a presidential hopeful for the...

Spanish tourist hotspots seek return to curfews as youth infections rage

By Nathan Allen MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's Canary Islands and its Mediterranean region of Valencia have asked the government to...

U.S. probing American ties to assassination of Haitian president -sources

By Brad Brooks and Mark Hosenball TAMARAC, Fla. (Reuters) - U.S. law enforcement and intelligence agencies on Friday were probing...

Gunmen kill at least 45 people in northwest Nigerian town

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Militants killed at least 45 people in an attack on the town of Faru in northwest...

Dutch reimpose COVID curbs as cases jump in young adults

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -The Dutch government reimposed COVID-19 curbs on nightclubs, music festivals and restaurants on Friday in an effort to...

Lebanon’s cash-strapped army sells helicopter rides during economic crisis

By Issam Abdallah HAMAT AIR BASE, Lebanon (Reuters) - Hit by the collapse of Lebanon's economy, the army has started...

U.S. sending FBI, DHS law enforcement to Haiti

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States will send senior federal law enforcement officials to Haiti as soon as possible to help...

France sees talks with Russia as best way to resolve champagne row – minister

EPERNAY, France (Reuters) - France sees continuing negotiations with Russia as the best way to resolve a dispute over champagne,...

Ex-Colombian military, Haitian Americans suspected in killing of Haiti president

By Andre Paultre and Robenson Sanon PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - A heavily armed commando unit that assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moise...

Russia records around 428,000 excess deaths during pandemic -Reuters calculations

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia recorded around 428,000 excess deaths from April 2020 to May this year during the coronavirus pandemic,...

Hackers breach Iran rail network, disrupt service

DUBAI (Reuters) - Train services in Iran were delayed by apparent cyberattacks on Friday, with hackers posting the phone number...

Iberdrola Renovables under investigation by Spanish court in alleged spying case