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KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan scrap dealers are picking over the detritus of the two-decade U.S. military intervention in Afghanistan, collecting...

Russian navy conducts live fire exercise in Black Sea as Ukraine, NATO drill

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian warships have carried out a live fire training exercise in the Black Sea, the country's Black...

Russian navy conducts live fire exercise in Black Sea as Ukraine, NATO drill

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian warships have carried out a live fire training exercise in the Black Sea, the country's Black...

UK urges end to violence in Tigray

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain urged all parties to pull back from the violence in Tigray and allow humanitarian workers access...

U.S. envoy to Moscow says he held positive meeting with deputy foreign minister -RIA

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The U.S. ambassador to Moscow said on Thursday that he held a positive meeting with Russia's Deputy...

China’s Xi pledges ‘reunification’ with Taiwan, gets stern rebuke

By Yew Lun Tian and Yimou Lee BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) -Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged on Thursday to complete "reunification" with...

Timeline – The impact of the national security law on Hong Kong one year on

(.) (Reuters) - Here is a timeline of developments since China imposed national security legislation in Hong Kong a year...

Britain working with EU countries as momentum grows for wider travel reopening

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is working with countries across the European Union to encourage them to accept its fully vaccinated...

World Bank gives $150 million to Yemen projects amid aid shortfall

DUBAI (Reuters) - The World Bank will give Yemen $150 million in grants for health, nutrition and sanitation projects, helping...

In Beijing, pride and hopes for a stronger China on party centenary

By Gabriel Crossley and Martin Quin Pollard BEIJING (Reuters) - People gathered on Thursday in Beijing to take photographs of...

Australia’s NSW state says Delta outbreak grows despite lockdown

By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia's New South Wales (NSW) state on Thursday warned that significant numbers of new COVID-19...

Analysis-Kim’s reshuffles serve to keep North Korea elite in line as crises mount

By Josh Smith and Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -What may be the most significant reshuffle of top North Korean officials...

Japan likely to extend COVID-19 curbs in Tokyo as infections rise -sources

By Yoshifumi Takemoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is likely to extend by two weeks or more coronavirus containment measures in...

Belarus leader has little to fear from EU sanctions – analysts

By Katya Golubkova MOSCOW (Reuters) - EU sanctions designed to punish veteran Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko for a sweeping political...

El Salvador’s appointment of new judges raises fears of power grab

By Nelson Renteria SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - Lawmakers in El Salvador on Wednesday voted to keep the head of the...

Mexico’s COVID-19 death toll could be 60% higher than official count

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -COVID-19-related deaths in Mexico likely exceed the confirmed toll by about 60%, Health Ministry data released on...

Cycling-Spectator who caused Tour de France crash arrested

LAVAL, France (Reuters) -The spectator who caused a massive pile-up during the first stage of the Tour de France has...

Hidalgo becomes third Mexican state to allow abortion

By Daina Beth Solomon MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Lawmakers in Mexico's Hidalgo state on Wednesday voted to lift the penalties...

Honduran mother of migrant boy abandoned in Mexico contacts authorities