WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is troubled by reports of an imminent attack on El Fasher, North Darfur, and is calling on the warring parties in Sudan to immediately cease further attacks, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday. “The United States calls on the warring parties to immediately cease further attacks in …
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By Hannah McKay and Barbara Lewis LONDON (Reuters) – Members of Britain’s community of Somali women have cast aside the conventional roles they say are expected of them for the ones they really want with the help of a theatre company set up to combat exclusion in performing arts. Artistic director Hannah Abdule, a civil …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi spoke on Wednesday to discuss the situation in Gaza and the wider Middle East, Sunak’s office said in a statement following the call. Sunak’s office said the pair “discussed diplomatic efforts to secure the release of hostages held by Hamas, prevent …
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LONDON (Reuters) -A first group of British nationals have entered Egypt from Gaza via the Rafah crossing, Britain’s Foreign Office said on Wednesday. The Foreign Office said it had agreed a list of British nationals that want to leave Gaza with Egyptian and Israeli authorities and would be informed in advance when those on the …
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By Duncan Miriri and Aaron Ross NAIROBI (Reuters) -Britain’s King Charles on Wednesday met with relatives and representatives of people involved in Kenya’s independence struggle, as survivors of colonial-era abuses criticised Charles’ failure to issue a full apology or propose reparations. At a state dinner on Tuesday, Charles expressed his “deepest regret” for what he …
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MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – At least 40 people were killed in Nigeria’s Yobe state between Monday and Tuesday after suspected Boko Haram militants shot at villagers and set off a land mine, in the first major attack on the northern eastern state in 18 months, the police said on Wednesday. The attack happened at about …
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By Elias Biryabarema KAMPALA (Reuters) – Uganda’s army has killed six fighters from an Islamic State-linked group that shot dead a honeymooning couple and their guide in a national park two weeks ago, the military said on Wednesday. The army said its soldiers also captured a commander from the militant Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) which …
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(Reuters) – The Rafah border crossing will be opened Wednesday for a number of Palestinians who were injured in Gaza to complete their treatment in Egyptian hospitals, Egyptian medical and security sources as well as a Palestinian border official said on Tuesday. (Reporting By Nidal al Mughrabi; Muhammad Al Gebaly and Nafisa Eltahir; Editing by …
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea is poised to close as many as a dozen embassies including in Spain, Hong Kong, and multiple countries in Africa, according to media reports and analysts, in a move that could see nearly 25 percent of Pyongyang’s missions close worldwide. North Korea’s recent closing of its diplomatic missions …
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By Duncan Miriri NAIROBI (Reuters) -King Charles said on Tuesday he felt the “greatest sorrow and deepest regret” for atrocities suffered by Kenyans during their struggle for independence from British colonial rule. But in a speech at the start of a four-day state visit to Kenya, he stopped short of making a full apology called …
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