Conflicts / War / Peace

NAIROBI (Reuters) - A bridge on the Tekeze river in Ethiopia's Tigray region has been destroyed, the International Rescue Committee...

German police seize weapons in raids on ‘Bandidos’ biker gang

BERLIN (Reuters) - German police raided more than 100 premises of the Bandidos motorcycle gang on Thursday and seized weapons,...

Civil Unrest

Erdogan defends Turkey’s withdrawal from violence against women treaty

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's withdrawal on Thursday from an international treaty to prevent violence against women is not a step...

Americas

Jordan’s King Abdullah heads to U.S. to meet Biden

AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordan's King Abdullah left for the United States on Thursday for a three-week visit that includes the...

ASIA

Xi warns against foreign bullying as China marks party centenary

By Yew Lun Tian and Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) -China's President Xi Jinping on Thursday warned that foreign forces attempting...

Aid Relief / Humanitarian Agencies

At least 10 killed in overnight attack on eastern Congo city of Beni

By Erikas Mwisi Kambale BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - At least 10 people were killed overnight in a...

Afghanistan

Western forces pack up to end their war, Afghans “manage the consequences”

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

Central Banks / Central Bank Events

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...

Aerospace / Defense

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...

ASIA

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...

Conflicts / War / Peace

Jacob Zuma reps condemn ’emotional, angry’ South African court for his jail sentence

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The majority ruling by South Africa's top court, sentencing Jacob Zuma to 15 months in jail, was...

CIS Countries

Key remarks from Russian President Putin’s annual phone-in

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The following are highlights from Russian President Vladimir Putin's annual phone-in on Wednesday. Putin spoke in Russian....

Conflicts / War / Peace

Russia says ‘non-starter’ to allow Syria aid through Iraq

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia's U.N. envoy Vassily Nebenzia on Wednesday described as a "non-starter" a bid...

Americas

Putin says Russia could have sunk UK warship without starting World War Three

By Andrew Osborn and Vladimir Soldatkin MOSCOW (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia could have sunk a...

ASIA

Putin, in COVID-19 vaccine push, says he got Sputnik V shot

MOSCOW (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin told Russians on Wednesday to get vaccinated against COVID-19 amid a wave of cases, and...

Aid Relief / Humanitarian Agencies

Turkey says in talks with Russia on extending Syria aid

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey is in talks with Russia and other members of the United Nations Security Council on the...

CIS Countries

Russia jails Jehovah’s Witness for record eight years over extremism

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court on Wednesday sentenced two Jehovah's Witnesses to seven and eight years in jail on...

Civil Unrest

Criticism of Palestinian security forces raises pressure on Abbas

By Rami Ayyub and Ali Sawafta RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Pressure is mounting on Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas over...

Conflicts / War / Peace

UN court convicts former Milosevic aides of war crimes

THE HAGUE (Reuters) - U.N. judges on Wednesday convicted two men of war crimes for their role in financing and...

ASIA

Defence in Jordan trial asks court to invite Prince Hamza to testify