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U.S. top diplomat Blinken says concerned Ethiopia has potential to “implode”
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday he is very concerned about the potential for...
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A million Afghan children at risk of dying amid acute malnutrition, WHO says
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -Around 3.2 million children are expected to suffer from acute malnutrition in Afghanistan by the...
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In eastern Poland, a fire station opens its doors for migrants
By Alan Charlish and Kacper Pempel MICHALOWO, Poland (Reuters) - As migrants on the Polish-Belarus border face cold and hunger,...
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‘Troika plus’ group seeks to ease access to banking services in Afghanistan
By Charlotte Greenfield ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -The so-called Troika Plus group pledged on Thursday to try to ease severe pressure on...
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Ethiopia rounds up high-profile Tigrayans, U.N. staff
NAIROBI (Reuters) -Ethiopian authorities have rounded up high-profile Tigrayans - from a bank CEO to priests - as well as...
Read moreU.N. Security Council blacklists three Houthis in Yemen
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council blacklisted three Houthi leaders on Wednesday for threatening the peace, security...
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Congo lawmakers tell Barrick to secure mine perimeter after deadly protest
By Hereward Holland KINSHASA (Reuters) - Lawmakers in Democratic Republic of Congo have asked Barrick Gold Corp to secure the...
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Afghanistan’s Taliban-appointed foreign minister visits Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Afghanistan's Taliban-appointed foreign affairs chief begins a visit to Pakistan on Wednesday to discuss trade and other...
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In test, U.N. skirts Taliban to pay Afghan health workers
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations has paid nearly $8 million in salaries to some 23,500...
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Russia floats idea of EU paying Belarus to stop migrant flows
By Andrew Osborn and Dmitry Antonov MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday suggested that the European...
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WHO, UNICEF launch Afghan polio vaccine campaign with Taliban backing
(Corrects organisation of Naikwali Shah Momim from WHO to Afghanistan's ministry of health) KABUL (Reuters) - The World Health Organization...
Read moreCongo army says it has driven rebels out of eastern villages
By Djaffar Al Katanty GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -Democratic Republic of Congo's army said on Monday it had...
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Spurred by reopening, more migrants head for U.S.-Mexico border
By Lizbeth Diaz TIJUANA (Reuters) - Emboldened by news that the United States and Mexico will reopen shared land-border crossings,...
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New alliance wants to oust Ethiopia’s PM by talks or force
By Humeyra Pamuk and Maggie Fick WASHINGTON/NAIROBI (Reuters) -A newly-formed alliance of Ethiopian opposition factions set a goal on Friday...
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U.N. Security Council calls for end to Ethiopia conflict
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council on Friday called for an end to the fighting...
Read moreFinnish Christian charity cuts ties with Palestinian NGO accused by Israel of aiding militants
By Essi Lehto and Rami Ayyub HELSINKI/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A Finnish Christian missionary group has cut ties with a Palestinian...
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Could Ethiopia’s capital fall to Tigrayan and allied forces?
By Katharine Houreld NAIROBI(Reuters) - Rebellious forces from Ethiopia's Tigray region have pushed to within a day's drive of the...
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Activists urge U.N. intervention over Myanmar army offensives
(Reuters) - More than 500 civil rights groups have called for a United Nations Security Council meeting to stop escalating...
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U.S. Senate confirms banker Thomas Nides as ambassador to Israel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed President Joe Biden's nominee for ambassador to Israel, making banking executive...
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Ethiopian leader, marking year of war, says he will bury foes ‘with our blood’
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) -Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed pledged on Wednesday to bury his government's enemies "with our blood" as...
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