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In a first, U.S. warns of dangers of systemic racism in human trafficking report
By Daphne Psaledakis and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An annual U.S. State Department report released on Thursday said discriminatory...
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Ukraine’s assembly backs law to rein in oligarchs in first reading
KYIV (Reuters) - A draft law which President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says will help curb the influence of oligarchs who have...
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Detained U.S. journalist says he is okay as Myanmar case adjourned
(Reuters) - Detained U.S. journalist Daniel Fenster appeared to have lost weight but said he was fine on Thursday as...
Read moreGerman 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,...
Read moreSweden stunned by rare shooting of police officer as gang violence worries grow
GOTHENBURG, Sweden (Reuters) - Swedish caretaker Prime Minister Stefan Lofven expressed outrage on Thursday over the killing of an on-duty...
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Nigeria refuses to disclose details of separatist leader’s re-arrest
ABUJA (Reuters) - The Nigerian government refused on Thursday to disclose any details on the re-arrest of separatist leader Nnamdi...
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Investigators raid French Justice Ministry in probe against minister – source
PARIS (Reuters) - Investigators raided the French Justice Ministry as part of a conflict of interest probe into Eric Dupond-Moretti,...
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Timeline – The impact of the national security law on Hong Kong one year on
(.) (Reuters) - Here is a timeline of developments since China imposed national security legislation in Hong Kong a year...
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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...
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro says he will not be taken down by Senate probe
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, under pressure over allegations of corruption in his government's vaccine procurement...
Read moreU.N. court sentences former Milosevic aides to 12 years for war crimes
By Stephanie van den Berg THE HAGUE (Reuters) - U.N. judges on Wednesday convicted two men of war crimes for...
Read moreUN 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...
Read moreHong Kong democracy activist re-arrested on eve of sensitive anniversaries
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong police re-arrested pro-democracy activist Chow Hang-tung after revoking her bail on Wednesday, on the...
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Danish man acquitted of 1987 attack on German students on a Finnish ferry
HELSINKI (Reuters) - A Finnish court acquitted a 52-year-old Danish man on Wednesday of the murder and attempted murder of...
Read moreColombia seizes six metric tons of cocaine from ELN rebels
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's military has seized six metric tons of cocaine from guerrillas of the leftist National Liberation Army...
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Biafran separatist leader arrested and will face trial, Nigeria says
ABUJA (Reuters) -The leader of a group calling for the secession of a part of southeastern Nigeria formerly known as...
Read moreSaudi Arabia seizes 4.5 million amphetamine pills hidden in oranges
DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's customs have foiled an attempt to smuggle into the kingdom more than 4.5 million pills...
Read moreCroatian anti-corruption police arrest state TV head-media
ZAGREB (Reuters) - Croatia's anti-corruption police USKOK arrested on Wednesday several people including the director of the state television company...
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Mexican Supreme Court rules government should legalize recreational pot
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's Supreme Court said on Monday the government and Congress should legalize recreational marijuana use, bringing...
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Dominican former law minister arrested on suspicion of diverting funds
By Ezequiel Abiu Lopez SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) - Dominican authorities arrested a former attorney general on Tuesday over accusations of...
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