Conflicts / War / Peace
Putin says senses Kyiv has decided against peaceful solution to E.Ukraine conflict
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday he had the impression that the Ukrainian leadership had decided...
Read more
U.S. envoy heads to Seoul for talks on Korean peninsula -State Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. envoy for North Korea will visit Seoul from Aug. 21-24 for talks with senior South...
Read more
Minister says 700 Dutch nationals in Afghanistan, chaos at airport
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Chaos at the airport in Kabul means that no country knows which plane its citizens are on,...
Read more
Migrants left high and dry at Guatemala border after deportations from Mexico, U.S
By Sofia Menchu EL CEIBO, Guatemala (Reuters) - When 25-year-old Salvadoran migrant Donovan Pedro stepped off a deportation bus at...
Read moreUganda suspends work of 54 NGOs, increasing pressure on charities
By Elias Biryabarema KAMPALA (Reuters) - Uganda said on Friday it had suspended the operations of 54 non-governmental organisations, a...
Read moreArc de Triomphe to be wrapped up whole in Paris art installation
PARIS (Reuters) - Visitors to Paris may be in for a surprise when strolling up the Champs-Elysees in September, when...
Read moreAfghans at risk “have no clear way out” – U.N. refugee agency
GENEVA (Reuters) -Most Afghans are unable to leave their homeland and those who may be in danger "have no clear...
Read moreSpain’s hub for EU’s Afghan allies will have capacity for 1,000 people
MADRID (Reuters) - The Spain-based hub to receive Afghan refugees who have worked with European Union institutions will have capacity...
Read more
Actions or words? Afghan journalists question Taliban’s free press pledge
(Reuters) - Beaten, homes raided, turned away from work for being a woman: the complaints made by some Afghan journalists...
Read moreDeath toll from Burkina Faso attack rises to 80
By Thiam Ndiaga OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - The death toll from an attack on civilians and the military in northern Burkina...
Read more
Beijing delays vote on extending anti-sanctions law to Hong Kong -SCMP
HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's top legislature has postponed a vote on extending an anti-sanctions law to Hong Kong, the...
Read more
China marks Tibet anniversary with call to accept Communist Party rule
By Yew Lun Tian BEIJING (Reuters) - China marked the 70th anniversary of its control over Tibet on Thursday, with...
Read more
Biden to speak on Afghanistan evacuation efforts on Friday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will give remarks on Friday at 1 p.m. ET (1700 GMT) on the...
Read more
China can contribute to Afghan development -Taliban spokesman
BEIJING (Reuters) -China has played a constructive role in promoting peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan and is welcome to contribute...
Read more
U.S. focused on potential for terrorist attack by Taliban foes, says security adviser
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. government is "laser focused" on the potential for a terrorist attack in Afghanistan...
Read more
Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn secure Afghan users’ accounts amid Taliban takeover
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn said this week they had moved to secure the accounts of...
Read more
U.S. diplomats sent cable in mid-July warning of potential swift Taliban takeover -WSJ report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - About two dozen U.S. diplomats in Afghanistan sent an internal cable last month warning Secretary of State...
Read more
China’s planned anti-sanctions law for Hong Kong unsettles financial sector
By Alun John and Scott Murdoch HONG KONG (Reuters) - Global banks and other financial institutions in Hong Kong are...
Read moreSyrian air defenses confront Israeli attack in Damascus -state TV
CAIRO (Reuters) -Syrian air defenses confronted an "Israeli aggression" in the Damascus countryside on Thursday, Syrian state-owned Ekhbariya TV and...
Read moreAttack in central Mali kills 15 soldiers, military says
BAMAKO (Reuters) -Fifteen soldiers were killed and a number of others wounded in an ambush on a military convoy in...
Read more