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Rights groups accuse Ethiopian regional forces of ethnic cleansing in Tigray
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) -Two leading human rights groups on Wednesday accused armed forces from Ethiopia's Amhara region of waging a...
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Eastern Ukraine town empties as residents fear new Russian assault
By Vitalii Hnidyi DERHACHI, Ukraine (Reuters) - Dragging trolleys and clutching plastic bags with their meagre belongings, residents of the...
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Russia threatens states with consequences over U.N. vote on Human Rights Council
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -Russia has warned countries at the United Nations that a yes vote or abstention...
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Roadside burial for labourer shot through head in Ukraine’s Bucha
(Please note: this story contains graphic descriptions) By Simon Gardner BUCHA, Ukraine (Reuters) - Sobbing uncontrollably, Serhii Lahovskyi nuzzles against...
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Iran moves machines for making centrifuge parts to Natanz -UN nuclear watchdog
By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran has moved all its machines that make centrifuge parts from its mothballed workshop...
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Alleged Janjaweed leader denies Darfur atrocities at war crimes court
THE HAGUE (Reuters) -A man accused of leading Sudan's feared Janjaweed militia pleaded not guilty to dozens of war crimes...
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Iran nuclear chief says Tehran has given IAEA documents on outstanding issues
DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran has handed over documents related to outstanding issues to the U.N. nuclear watchdog, Iranian nuclear chief Mohammad...
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In U.N. speech, Ukraine’s Zelenskiy accuses Russia of worst war crimes since WW2
By Michelle Nichols, Humeyra Pamuk and Doina Chiacu UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told the United Nations Security...
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Ukraine demands accountability for Russian ‘war crimes’ as West prepares sanctions
By Michelle Nichols and Pavel Polityuk UNITED NATIONS/LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskiy told the United Nations Security...
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Malian, foreign soldiers allegedly killed hundreds in town siege -rights group
DAKAR (Reuters) - Malian troops and suspected Russian fighters allegedly executed around 300 civilian men over five days during a...
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U.S. pushes to suspend Russia from U.N. human rights body
By Michelle Nichols BUCHAREST (Reuters) -The United States will ask the U.N. General Assembly to suspend Russia from the Human...
Read moreU.N. peacekeeper from Nepal killed in eastern Congo
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - A United Nations peacekeeper from Nepal was killed on Tuesday in an attack...
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On hypersonic weapons deal, China warns against fueling a crisis
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - China's U.N. Ambassador Zhang Jun warned on Tuesday against measures that could fuel a crisis like...
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India condemns killings in Ukraine’s Bucha in apparent hardening of stance
By Krishna N. Das NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India on Tuesday condemned the killings of civilians in Ukraine's Bucha and...
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China’s envoy to U.N. calls images of dead civilians from Bucha ‘very disturbing’
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The reports and images showing civilian deaths in Ukrainian city of Bucha are "very disturbing", China's...
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Balloon tank parked outside U.N. to protest Ukraine, other bombings
GENEVA (Reuters) - A life-sized tank made out of colourful balloons was parked outside the United Nations office in Geneva,...
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Zelenskiy urges UN to reform its system to strip Russia of its veto
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged the United Nations on Tuesday to act and reform its system...
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Food, farming and forestry must be transformed to curb global warming, U.N. says
By Leah Douglas (Reuters) - Protecting forests, changing diets, and altering farming methods could contribute around a quarter of the...
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Russian envoy blames Ukraine for Kharkiv humanitarian disaster
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - A senior Russian diplomat blamed Ukrainian authorities on Tuesday for a humanitarian catastrophe in...
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Hunger in Africa surges due to conflict, climate and food prices
By Ayenat Mersie NAIROBI (Reuters) - Conflict, climate change and rising food and fuel prices are pushing about a quarter...
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