Civil Unrest
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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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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Ukraine, U.S. to start Black Sea military drills despite Russian protest
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine and the United States will start a military exercise involving more than 30 countries in the...
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Biden voices support for Colombia’s Duque after attack on helicopter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden, in a call with Colombian President Ivan Duque on Monday, expressed U.S. support...
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U.S. warplanes strike Iran-backed militia in Iraq, Syria
By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States said on Sunday it carried out another round of air strikes against...
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Libya talks in Geneva aim to pave way for December polls
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -Libyan delegates began four days of U.N.-facilitated talks on Monday aimed at creating the legal...
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U.S., other nations call for unimpeded delivery of aid to Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and other nations in a joint statement on Monday reiterated their call for immediate...
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Two injured in eastern Germany stabbing – police
BERLIN (Reuters) -German police are carrying out a helicopter search for a man who stabbed two passers-by in the eastern...
Read moreViolence intensifies across Afghanistan’s central and northern provinces
KABUL (Reuters) - Taliban militants have taken over a district, launched attacks on checkpoints and cemented control over a border...
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Italy says its relations with U.S. far more important than with China
ROME (Reuters) - Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said on Monday that Rome's relations with the United States are...
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Italy says worried about Islamic State in Africa, proposes working group
ROME (Reuters) - Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said on Monday the world should not lower its guard against...
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Hong Kong police arrest former Apple Daily journalist at airport – media
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong police arrested a former senior journalist with the now-closed Apple Daily newspaper on Sunday...
Read moreWhite man sentenced to 22 years for murder of Black actor in Portugal
LISBON (Reuters) - A Portuguese court on Monday sentenced a white man who shot dead a Black actor in a...
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Factbox-Swedish PM Lofven resigns, speaker to try to break political deadlock
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven resigned on Monday after losing a no-confidence motion last week, handing the...
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Boko Haram fighters pledge to Islamic State in video, worrying observers
MAIDUGURI/ABUJA (Reuters) - A group of fighters from Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram pledged allegiance to rivals the Islamic State...
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Gaza reconstruction clouded by dispute over Israelis held by Hamas
By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) - Reconstruction of Gaza after last month's fighting between Israel and Hamas is being held...
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Clock counts down for Swedish PM Lofven as snap election looms
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden moved closer to a snap election on Monday after fruitless attempts to form a government by...
Read moreAt least 30 killed in al Shabaab attack in Somalia – security official
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - An estimated 30 people died on Sunday when Somalia's Islamist al Shabaab group launched an attack in...
Read moreIslamic State claims responsibility for rocket attack on Iraqi power station
CAIRO (Reuters) - Islamic State claimed responsibility for a rocket attack on a power station in Iraq, the group's Nasheer...
Read moreSecond blast hits Congo’s Beni city on Sunday
BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - A suspected bomber was blown up when his improvised explosive device went off...
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