Conflicts / War / Peace
Congo blames Islamist militia for dual blasts in eastern city
By Erikas Mwisi Kambale BENI, Congo (Reuters) -Democratic Republic of Congo's army said on Monday an Islamist militia which claims...
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Somalia to hold indirect election on Oct. 10, PM says
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia will indirectly pick a new president on Oct. 10, the prime minister said on Tuesday, potentially...
Read moreTurkey’s Karpowership to resume electricity supply to Lebanon
(Reuters) - Turkey's Karpowership will resume electricity supply to Lebanon from its two power ships from Tuesday in a decision...
Read moreTigray forces enter town of Shire in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region -witnesses
GONDAR, Ethiopia (Reuters) - Tigrayan forces entered Ethiopia's key northern town of Shire on Tuesday, two eyewitnesses told Reuters, cementing...
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Factbox-South Africa’s divisive ex-president Zuma’s many scandals
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's constitutional court on Tuesday sentenced ousted president Jacob Zuma to 15 months in jail for...
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Undeclared conflict? America’s battles with Iran-backed militia escalate, again
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's latest strikes against Iran-backed militia in Syria...
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Twenty-eight civilians killed in northern Afghan province as fighting intensifies
KABUl (Reuters) - Intense fighting in the northern Afghan province of Kunduz killed at least 28 civilians and injured 290...
Read moreTigray forces will pursue ‘enemy’ forces into Eritrea and Amhara region, spokesman says
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Tigrayan forces battling Ethiopia's government will enter neighbouring Eritrea and Ethiopia's Amhara region to pursue "enemy" forces...
Read moreUkraine backs bill to jail officials for false asset declarations
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's parliament on Tuesday approved in a final reading a law to impose jail sentences on officials...
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U.S. eyes more stable, predictable ties with Russia, Blinken tells paper
(La Repubblica newspaper's transcript shows correct wording "predictable" (not "profitable"), "take reckless or aggressive actions" (not "attack") ROME (Reuters) -...
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Tigray regional capital Mekelle “100%” under control of former rulers, spokesman says
NAIROBI (Reuters) - The former rulers of Ethiopia's Tigray regional said they were conducting "mop-up" operations on Tuesday against Ethiopian...
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German prosecutors say Islamist background for Wuerzburg attack is likely
BERLIN (Reuters) - A knife attack in the German town of Wuerzburg that killed three people and seriously injured seven...
Read moreChina says Japanese official calling Taiwan a ‘country’ is serious violation
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's foreign ministry said on Tuesday that the recent characterisation of Taiwan as a "country" by a...
Read moreRussia tests Crimean air defence systems as Ukraine, U.S. hold Black Sea drills
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia tested the readiness of its air defence systems in Crimea, the peninsula it annexed from Ukraine...
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Tigray’s former rulers back in Mekelle, Ethiopian government declares ceasefire
By Giulia Paravicini, Katharine Houreld and Dawit Endeshaw AMBA GIORGIS, Ethiopia (Reuters) - The former rulers of Ethiopia's Tigray region...
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Haiti moves constitutional referendum to September
By Andre Paultre PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haiti will hold a constitutional referendum on Sept. 26, the same date as presidential...
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China’s ruling party censors its past as centenary nears
By David Stanway SHANGHAI (Reuters) - At the house where Mao Zedong and 12 others met 100 years ago to...
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U.N. peacekeeping missions prepare for possible shutdown
NEW YORK (Reuters) - United Nations peacekeeping missions globally are preparing for a possible shutdown on Thursday if the 193-member...
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U.S. troops come under fire in Syria after strikes against Iran-backed militias
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. troops came under rocket fire in Syria on Monday, but escaped...
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Peru’s Fujimori loses allies as bid to flip election result falters
By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) - Peru's right-wing presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori, who has been battling to overturn the initial...
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