Insurgencies
Thirteen Syrian soldiers killed, 18 injured in attack in Palmyra -state media
CAIRO (Reuters) - Thirteen Syrian army soldiers were killed and 18 others were injured in an attack on their bus...
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Russian and Ukrainian weapons compete at Saudi defence show
RIYADH (Reuters) - As the tragic reality of war unfolds in eastern Europe, visitors to a defence show in Saudi...
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Burkina Faso appoints interim government after January coup
By Thiam Ndiaga OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Burkina Faso's interim president Paul-Henri Damiba has approved a new government that includes the...
Read moreRussian forces take over psychiatric hospital in central Ukraine, governor says
LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Russian forces have taken control of a psychiatric hospital in the town of Borodyanka in Ukraine's...
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At least 58 killed in suicide bombing at Shi’ite mosque in Pakistan
By Jibran Ahmad PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) -A suicide bombing at a Shi'ite Muslim mosque during Friday prayers in the northwestern...
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NATO rejects Ukraine no-fly zone, unhappy Zelenskiy says this means more bombing
By Simon Lewis and Ingrid Melander BRUSSELS (Reuters) -NATO on Friday rejected Ukrainian calls to help it protect its skies...
Read moreAt least 27 soldiers killed in central Mali attack
BAMAKO (Reuters) - A militant attack on an army base in central Mali on Friday killed at least 27 soldiers...
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Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now
(Reuters) - Russian forces seized Europe's biggest nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine in heavy fighting but a huge blaze...
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Pakistan mosque bombing toll rises to 56 dead, 194 wounded -hospital
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - The death toll from a suicide bombing at a Shi'ite mosque in the northwestern Pakistani city...
Read moreSeparatists in Indonesia’s Papua kill 8 workers at telecom tower
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Separatists in Indonesia's easternmost region of Papua have killed eight technicians who were working on fixing a...
Read morePakistan mosque bombing death toll rises to 30 -hospital official
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - A suicide bombing at a mosque during Friday prayers in northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar has...
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Ukraine nuclear reactors being safely shut down – U.S. energy official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said on Thursday the reactors at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station "are...
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Biden gets update on Ukraine nuclear plant fire from Zelenskiy -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden spoke on Thursday evening with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to receive an update...
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U.S., Ukrainian officials discuss aid to Ukraine -State Dept
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed additional security, economic, and humanitarian support needed by Ukraine in...
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West African leaders cancel Burkina Faso visit after military president’s inauguration
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - West African leaders have cancelled a planned trip to Burkina Faso to meet coup leader Paul-Henri Damiba,...
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‘We are being destroyed,’ says Ukraine’s Mariupol under Russian siege
LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Russian forces are trying to blockade the southeastern Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, knocking out power,...
Read moreSweden announces early pullout of troops from U.N. Mali mission
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden will pull its force of about 220 soldiers out of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in...
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Kyiv city mayor says situation “difficult but under control”
LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - The situation in Ukraine's capital Kyiv is "difficult but under control", mayor Vitali Klitschko said on...
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Ukraine says 34 civilians killed in Kharkiv region, no water or power in Mariupol city
LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Russian shelling and attacks on civilian populations killed 34 civilians in Ukraine's eastern Kharkiv region in...
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Russian military convoy north of Kyiv stretches for 40 miles -Maxar
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Satellite images taken on Monday show a Russian military convoy north of the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv...
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