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Rescued migrants say lucky to dodge Libyan coastal clampdown
[ad_1] ABOARD AQUARIUS RESCUE SHIP (Reuters) – Migrants rescued in the Mediterranean last week said they had been lucky to dodge increased sea and police patrols along the Western coast of Libya that have dramatically…
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Indonesian police detain 22 over violent anti-communist protest
[ad_1] JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian authorities detained 22 people late on Monday after a violent mob clashed with police at an anti-communist protest in the capital Jakarta. President Joko Widodo’s government has tried to redress…
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Venezuela opposition blames Maduro for detained activist's death
[ad_1] CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition blamed President Nicolas Maduro’s government on Monday for the death of a sick activist in detention, saying he was framed and then denied medical help. Carlos Garcia, a local…
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Rohingya refugees tell of new violence; call for Myanmar sanctions
[ad_1] COX‘S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) – Rohingya Muslims fleeing a Myanmar military offensive arrived in Bangladesh on Monday with fresh accounts of violence and arson as a rights group called for sanctions and an arms…
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In first visit, Trump urges reform so U.N. can meet full potential
[ad_1] UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump criticized the United Nations for bloated bureaucracy and mismanagement on his first visit on Monday to U.N. headquarters, calling for “truly bold reforms” so it could…
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Korean peninsula draws range of military drills in show of force against North Korea
[ad_1] BEIJING/SEOUL (Reuters) – The U.S. military staged bombing drills with South Korea over the Korean peninsula and Russia and China began naval exercises ahead of a U.N. General Assembly meeting on Tuesday where North…
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Britain proposes new security treaty with EU after Brexit
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will propose on Monday signing a new security treaty with the European Union after Brexit to maintain and intensify cooperation to thwart “ever-growing and increasingly cross-border threats”. In its sixth…
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Chinese space official promoted as part of military reshuffle
[ad_1] BEIJING (Reuters) – A senior Chinese space official and military officer has been promoted to run the People’s Liberation Army’s key equipment development department, the military said on Monday, part of a reshuffle ahead…
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U.S. Ambassador Haley: U.N. has exhausted options on North Korea
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said on Sunday the U.N. Security Council has run out of options on containing North Korea’s nuclear program and the United States may…
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Week of clashes in eastern Ethiopia kill 50, displace 50,000: officials
[ad_1] ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Clashes along the border of Ethiopia’s Oromiya and Somali regions have displaced around 50,000 people, a senior regional official said on Sunday, in violence that has prompted the government to…
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Britain's Boris Johnson accused of Brexit 'backseat driving'
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s foreign minister Boris Johnson was accused by cabinet colleagues on Sunday of “backseat driving” on Brexit after setting out his own vision of the country’s future outside the European Union.…
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Syrian army, allies close in on Islamic State in Deir al-Zor
[ad_1] BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian troops seized a suburb of the city of Deir al-Zor in eastern Syria on Sunday, tightening the noose around Islamic State militants, a military source said. Oil-rich Deir al-Zor province,…
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Pakistanis vote in by-election seen as test of support for ousted PM Sharif
[ad_1] LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistanis began casting votes on Sunday for the parliamentary seat vacated by ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, in a by-election seen as a test of support for the Sharif dynasty…
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Palestine's Hamas ready for talks with Fatah, elections: statement
[ad_1] CAIRO (Reuters) – Palestine’s Hamas group has agreed to talks with rival Fatah movement, to dissolve the Gaza administrative committee and hold general elections as a way to implement a deal to end their…
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Tunisians march against contested corruption amnesty
[ad_1] TUNIS (Reuters) – Hundreds of Tunisians protested on Saturday in the streets of the capital against a widely contested new law that grants officials from the former regime involved in corruption amnesty from prosecution.…
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Petrol bombs and tear gas in Athens rally to mark rapper killing
[ad_1] ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek police fired tear gas at protesters who hurled petrol bombs in Athens on Saturday during a rally marking four years since the killing of an anti-fascism rapper by an ultranationalist…
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Philippines' Duterte asks head of human rights agency: 'Are you a pedophile?'
[ad_1] MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday asked the head of the country’s Commission on Human Rights (CHR) if he was a pedophile for focusing on the killing of teenagers in the…
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UK's Boris Johnson reignites leadership speculation with Brexit plans
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson set out his plans for a “glorious” Brexit on Saturday that angered colleagues and reignited speculation he would challenge Prime Minister Theresa May for the leadership…
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Bangladesh warns Myanmar over border amid refugee crisis
[ad_1] DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladesh has accused Myanmar of repeatedly violating its air space and warned that any more “provocative acts” could have “unwarranted consequences”, raising the risk of a deterioration in relations already strained…
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Pakistan army pushed political role for militant-linked groups
[ad_1] LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) – A new Pakistani political party controlled by an Islamist with a $10 million U.S. bounty on his head is backing a candidate in a by-election on Sunday, in what a…
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North Korea says seeking military 'equilibrium' with U.S.
[ad_1] SEOUL/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – North Korea said on Saturday it aims to reach an “equilibrium” of military force with the United States, which earlier signaled its patience for diplomacy is wearing thin after Pyongyang…
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Catalonia asks Spain for dialogue as independence struggle intensifies
[ad_1] MADRID (Reuters) – Catalonian leaders on Friday appealed to the Spanish government for dialogue to avert an impending political crisis over a planned referendum on independence as Madrid took measures to stop state cash…
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Home-made bomb injures 22 on packed London commuter train
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – A home-made bomb on a packed rush-hour commuter train in London engulfed a carriage in flames and injured 22 people on Friday in Britain’s fifth major terrorism incident this year, but…
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Several hurt in 'terrorist' incident on London underground train
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Several people were injured on Friday after witnesses reported there had been a blast on a packed rush-hour commuter train in London and police said they were treating it as a…
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Myanmar says aid access to conflict area not blocked but security an issue
[ad_1] YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar insisted on Friday it was not barring aid workers from Rakhine State, where a counter-insurgency campaign has sparked an exodus of Muslim Rohingya refugees, but said authorities on the ground…
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North Korea fires missile over Japan that lands far out in the Pacific
[ad_1] SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) – North Korea fired a missile that flew over Japan’s northern Hokkaido far out into the Pacific Ocean on Friday, South Korean and Japanese officials said, further ratcheting up tensions after Pyongyang’s…
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North Korea fires missile over Japan, lands far out in the Pacific
[ad_1] SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) – North Korea fired a missile on Friday that flew over Japan’s northern Hokkaido far out into the Pacific Ocean, South Korean and Japanese officials said, further ratcheting up tensions after Pyongyang’s…
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U.S. extends Iran sanctions relief under nuclear deal: State Department
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States extended sanctions relief for Iran under the 2015 nuclear deal on Thursday, the State Department said, but no decision on whether to preserve the deal itself has yet…
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Hungary's Fidesz prepares campaign against 'Soros plan' for migrants
[ad_1] BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party, preparing for elections next April, promised on Thursday to highlight what it called a plan by billionaire financier George Soros to bring millions of migrants into Europe.…
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Reborn German liberals could spell trouble for Merkel
[ad_1] BERLIN (Reuters) – Later this year, Angela Merkel may form a new government with a party whose leader says Greece should leave the euro, Russia can keep Crimea and refugees will have to go…