Conflicts / War / Peace
White House will form working group to explore how people can send money to Cuba
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will form a working group to examine remittances to Cuba in the wake...
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Spain’s Democratic Memory bill to honour dictatorship victims
MADRID (Reuters) - The Spanish government on Tuesday approved a new "Democratic Memory" bill to tackle the legacy of General...
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UK asks Nigeria to explain circumstances of separatist’s arrest
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has asked Nigeria to explain where and how Nnamdi Kanu, a separatist leader who holds British...
Read moreFrench Mirage 2000 jet crashes in northern Mali, military says
PARIS (Reuters) -A French Mirage 2000 jet fighter crashed in northern Mali on Tuesday due to a technical problem, the...
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Indian opposition disrupts parliament, seeks probe into Pegasus
By Manoj Kumar NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian opposition parties disrupted parliament on Tuesday, demanding an investigation into reports that...
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Suicide attack in Iraq’s Sadr City kills at least 35, wounds dozens -sources
BAGHDAD (Reuters) -A suicide bomber killed at least 35 people and wounded dozens in a crowded market in the Sadr...
Read moreRussian tanks deploy near Afghan border before drills in Central Asia
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian tanks deployed near the Afghan-Tajik border on Tuesday ahead of military exercises next month and Moscow announced...
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Erdogan calls for U.S. funding to back Kabul airport mission
NICOSIA (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan called on the United States on Tuesday to meet "conditions" including financial, logistical and...
Read moreRussia, U.S. to hold nuclear arms control talks on July 28 – Kommersant
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia and the United States have agreed to hold their first round of nuclear strategic stability talks...
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U.S. Defense secretary to visit Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will visit Southeast Asia later this month, the Pentagon said, a trip...
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Exclusive-U.S. expected to take initial steps soon in aftermath of Cuba protests -officials
By Matt Spetalnick, Daphne Psaledakis and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is expected to soon announce initial...
Read moreSyrian air defences intercept Israeli attack over Aleppo – state media
By Nayera Abdallah and Suleiman Al-Khalidi CAIRO/AMMAN (Reuters) -Syria's air defences on Monday intercepted an Israeli attack on Al-Safirah area...
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Embattled leader of Canada’s Greens says party drops bid to oust her
By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - Annamie Paul, the embattled leader of Canada's Greens, said on Monday that party leaders...
Read moreAfghan special visa applicants to be housed at base in Virginia
By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden's administration is set to send the first batch of...
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U.S. investigates possible health incidents among staff in Vienna
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department said on Monday it is investigating reports of possible unexplained health incidents among...
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Israel’s defense minister, Palestinian president, discuss ‘trust-building’
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said he spoke with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday and that...
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EU border agency to police Lithuania-Belarus frontier from next week
By Andrius Sytas and Janis Laizans DRUSKININKAI, Lithuania (Reuters) -European Union border agency Frontex will deploy 60 border guards with...
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Armenia becomes vaccine tourism hot spot for Iranians
YEREVAN (Reuters) - Iranians facing a shortage of COVID-19 vaccines at home are travelling to neighbouring Armenia as tourists in...
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Only 26% of Germans think CDU candidate Laschet is good in crises: poll
BERLIN (Reuters) - Only 26% of Germans believe Armin Laschet, the state premier who is the conservative candidate to succeed...
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Ethiopia says second filling of giant dam on Blue Nile complete
By Dawit Endeshaw ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) -Ethiopia has completed filling the reservoir of its huge dam on the Blue Nile...
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