Conflicts / War / Peace
Murders, killings by police rose in Brazil last year, report shows
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Both murders and killings by police rose in Brazil during 2020 despite the coronavirus pandemic,...
Read moreEthiopian regulator suspends Addis Standard news website
By Dawit Endeshaw ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia's media regulator said it had suspended the news website The Addis Standard...
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Officials, Taliban strike ceasefire deal in western Afghanistan, says provincial governor
By Abdul Qadir Sediqi and Orooj Hakimi KABUL (Reuters) -Government officials in a western Afghan province said on Thursday they...
Read moreProvincial Afghan govt, Taliban agree on ceasefire in Western Badghis
KABUL (Reuters) - Government officials in a western Afghan province on Thursday said they had negotiated "an indefinite ceasefire" with...
Read moreSome ex-Colombian soldiers detained in Haiti had U.S. military training: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A small number of the former Colombian soldiers accused of involvement in the assassination of Haiti's President...
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Most Colombians in Haiti went as bodyguards, others knew of assassination plan: Duque
By Carlos Vargas BOGOTA (Reuters) - Many of the Colombian ex-soldiers accused of involvement in the assassination of Haiti's president...
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Hundreds of Tigrayans detained in Ethiopian capital in recent weeks, witnesses say
By Dawit Endeshaw and Maggie Fick ADDIS ABABA/NAIROBI (Reuters) - Ethiopian police have detained hundreds of ethnic Tigrayans in Addis...
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Greece offers Lithuania support over sharp rise in migrant numbers
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece has offered to share its experiences on migrant issues with Lithuania as it handles a sharp...
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Iraqi cleric Sadr says he won’t take part in October election
By Ahmed Rasheed BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr said on Thursday he will not take part...
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Putin orders govt to help Belarus weather western sanctions: Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russia's government to help Belarus weather western sanctions imposed during Minsk's crackdown...
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Afghan neighbours wary of new refugee crisis as violence surges
By Umar Farooq ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Afghan President Ashraf Ghani meets regional leaders for talks in Uzbekistan on Thursday as...
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Ethiopia conflict heats up as Amhara region vows to attack Tigray forces
By Dawit Endeshaw ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) -Ethiopia's war in the northern region of Tigray looked set to intensify on Wednesday...
Read moreRights groups urge Japan to stop real estate project in Myanmar
TOKYO (Reuters) - Human rights groups on Thursday called for Japan to cancel a real estate project involving Myanmar's defence...
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Exclusive-Iran not ready for nuclear talks until Raisi takes over -source
By Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Iran is not prepared to resume negotiations on coming back into compliance with the 2015...
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U.S. to start evacuating some under-threat Afghan visa applicants
By Jonathan Landay and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States this month will begin evacuating from Afghanistan applicants for...
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Afghan Taliban seize border crossing with Pakistan in major advance
By Abdul Qadir Sediqi and Orooj Hakimi KABUL (Reuters) -Taliban fighters in Afghanistan seized control of a major border crossing...
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U.S. probes ties of Colombian suspects in Haiti president’s assassination -source
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. investigators are studying the backgrounds of Colombian mercenaries accused of assassinating Haiti's president...
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U.S. evacuations of some Afghan visa applicants to begin in July -official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Flights to evacuate Afghan immigration visa applicants to the United States will begin in the last week...
Read moreRule of law dispute deepens as rulings by Polish and EU courts clash
WARSAW (Reuters) -Interim measures imposed on the Polish judicial system by the top European court are against the Polish constitution,...
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Counting the costs: South Africa businesses wrecked by unrest
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - After loosing 53 cars during xenophobic attacks in South Africa in 2019, Johannesburg car dealership owner Okey...
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