By Ali Kucukgocmen ISTANBUL (Reuters) -A Turkish court decided on Thursday to halt the trial of Saudi suspects over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and transfer it to Saudi Arabia, a ruling that drew condemnation from rights groups and comes as Ankara mends ties with Riyadh. The decision was expected after the prosecutor called …
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By Michael Kahn KRAMOLIN, Czech Republic (Reuters) – Alisa Artiukh and Yuliia Boiko sheltered underground for two weeks in the decimated, besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol before braving the fighting to flee on foot when both food and hope for their young children’s future ran out. Carrying only water, cookies, clothes and a ukulele, the …
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MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somalia’s prime minister on Thursday expelled the African Union representative because of acts incompatible with his status though Somalia’s president rejected the order, signalling a new rift between the Somali leaders. Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble’s office said the African Union representative, Francisco Madeira, must leave within 48 hours. “The Somali government …
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By Simon Gardner BUCHA, Ukraine (Reuters) – A rope tied around his feet and a charred hole in his forehead, a dead man lies in scrub by a railroad track on the outskirts of the Ukrainian town of Bucha. The haunting figure, his flesh a sallow yellow as if a waxwork, lies surrounded by brown …
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By Krisztina Than, Gergely Szakacs and Nina Chestney BUDAPEST/LONDON (Reuters) -Hungary said on Wednesday it was prepared to pay roubles for Russian gas, breaking ranks with the European Union which has sought a united front in opposing Moscow’s demand for payment in the currency. Hungary will pay for shipments in roubles if Russia asks it …
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KHARTOUM (Reuters) -Despite high temperatures, tear gas, and a Ramadan fast, tens of thousands of Sudanese protesters marched in the capital Khartoum and more in towns across the country on Wednesday, marking the third anniversary of the fall of former President Omar al-Bashir and rejecting the recent power grab by the generals that ousted him. …
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ZURICH (Reuters) – An International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) team has led a convoy of buses and private cars carrying more than 1,000 people to Zaporizhzhia after the civilians fled the besieged Ukrainian town of Mariupol on their own, the ICRC said on Wednesday. “This convoy’s arrival to Zaporizhzhia is a huge relief …
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By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States’ latest round of sanctions on Russia includes two new targets: Russian President Vladimir Putin’s two adult daughters, Katerina and Maria, who U.S. officials believe are hiding Putin’s wealth. Putin’s daughter Katerina Vladimirovna Tikhonova is a tech executive whose work supports the Russian government and its defense …
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(Reuters) – Russian forces bombarded cities in Ukraine as the United States imposed more sanctions after civilian killings widely condemned as war crimes. ECONOMY * The United States targeted Russian banks and elites with a new round of sanctions, including banning Americans from investing in Russia, in response to what President Biden condemned as “major …
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By Marcelo Rochabrun LIMA (Reuters) – Peruvian authorities said on Wednesday that a fifth person has died in recent anti-government protests sparked by rising fuel prices, a sign of how the global energy crunch linked to the war in Ukraine is stoking unrest in countries around the world. Peru’s ministry of the interior said a …
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