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NAIROBI (Reuters) – A nearly two-year-long war in northern Ethiopia has killed thousands of civilians, left millions of people needing food aid and displaced millions more. Here are some of …

(.) By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Ukraine’s ambassador to the Vatican on Wednesday criticised Pope Francis for referring to Darya Dugina, daughter of a prominent Russian ultra-nationalist, who was …

By Humeyra Pamuk ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The United States promised on Wednesday to expand its visa processing capacity in Turkey, moving to defuse a dispute that has threatened to further …

LONDON (Reuters) -Russian opposition politician Yevgeny Roizman was shown being detained at his home in a video published on social media on Wednesday, in the latest move by authorities to …

By Zahra Matarani and Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Supporters of former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak petitioned King Al-Sultan Abdullah to pardon the disgraced politician, a day after …

By Libby George LAGOS (Reuters) – Peter Obi is hardly a political outsider, but the bespectacled former governor says he is looking to harness Nigerians’ anger with the status quo …

By Evan Garcia CROCKETT, Texas (Reuters) – With almost all of Texas in drought, ranchers are sending ever more cattle off to slaughter, a trend likely to increase beef prices …

By Tom Balmforth KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainians revelled in a surreal display of burnt-out Russian tanks and armour laid out this week as war trophies in central Kyiv to mark …

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday there was a risk that forest fires could worsen in both the European part of Russia and in its far …

By Tom Balmforth and Andrea Shalal KYIV (Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told Ukrainians in an emotional speech marking 31 years of independence on Wednesday that their country had been “reborn” …

By Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – After half a year of war in Ukraine, a slim majority of Americans agree that the United States should continue to support Kyiv until …

BANGKOK (Reuters) – A decision by Thailand’s Constitutional Court to suspend Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha from official duties on Wednesday was a blow to the former army chief who first …

By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) – Cold winters helped Moscow defeat Napoleon and Hitler. President Vladimir Putin is now betting that sky-rocketing energy prices and possible shortages this winter will …

Trump-Endorsed Democrat Wins Nomination In Heated New York Primary Justine Brooke Murray on August 23, 2022 A Trump-endorsed Democrat who helped his party lead the first impeachment effort against the …

By Sheila Dang (Reuters) – Frustrated by what they felt were misperceptions of people with disabilities, Logan Kelble began posting dance videos on TikTok and bold, colorful fashion and makeup …

DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran will not allow inspections beyond what is in a 2015 nuclear deal, the country’s nuclear chief said on Wednesday, as the United States prepares to respond to …

By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) – For the first time a South Korean general is commanding annual joint drills with American forces, the U.S. military said on Wednesday, a step …

(Reuters) – U.S. Representative Val Demings, a former police chief of Orlando, Florida, won the Democratic nomination to run for U.S. Senate in the state, Edison Research projected on Tuesday. …

(Reuters) – U.S. Representative Jerrold Nadler, a congressman of some 30 years, beat fellow longtime Democratic Representative Carolyn Maloney in a rare incumbent-vs-incumbent primary in New York, NBC News projected …

BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s constitutional court on Wednesday suspended Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha from official duties starting Aug 24 after it decided to hear a petition to review his legally …

By Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak’s new prison lodgings may be less than an hour’s drive from his mansion in Kuala Lumpur’s affluent …

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Having begun a 12-year jail sentence on Tuesday, former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak is expected to scramble for ways to obtain early release after losing …

By Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department has launched a civil rights investigation into the conduct of three Arkansas law enforcement officers caught in an online video over …

By Alexander Cornwell DUBAI (Reuters) -Afghan refugees and migrants living in limbo at a United Arab Emirates (UAE) facility for nearly a year since being evacuated from Afghanistan held protests …

(Reuters) – Six months ago, Vladimir Putin ordered tens of thousands of Russian troops into Ukraine on a “special military operation” – a mass invasion on a scale unseen in …