(Reuters) -Deputy Central Intelligence Agency Director Michael Ellis has replaced the agency’s general counsel with himself, the New York Times reported Monday citing people familiar with the matter. (Reporting by Christian Martinez)
DAMASCUS (Reuters) -Syria on Monday published preliminary results of its indirect vote for the first parliament since Bashar al-Assad’s historic toppling last year, with election officials acknowledging a low success rate for women and religious minorities. Sunday’s vote saw around 6,000 members of regional electoral colleges choose candidates from pre-approved lists, part of a process …
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By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) -The United Nations’ cultural agency selected former Egyptian tourism and antiquities minister Khaled El-Enany as its new chief on Monday, handing him the keys to revive UNESCO’s fortunes after the U.S. withdrew from it for a second time. El-Enany, 54, was up against Édouard Firmin Matoko, 69, of Republic of …
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By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) -The Americas region is at risk of losing its measles-free status as the highly infectious disease continues to spread in Canada, Mexico and the United States, the head of the Pan American Health Organization told Reuters in an interview. To be considered measles-free, a country where an outbreak takes place …
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By Ammu Kannampilly NAIROBI (Reuters) -Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina led rallies championing reform when he came to power in a 2009 coup. Now, the former DJ and media mogul risks being toppled by student protesters frustrated by endemic corruption and a comatose economy. Although largely youth-led, the demonstrations have given voice to years of pent-up …
By Nidal al-Mughrabi (Reuters) -Khalil Al-Hayya, the senior Hamas official who survived an Israeli raid on Qatar last month, was heading back to indirect talks with Israeli counterparts on Monday over President Donald Trump’s plan to end the Gaza War. Hayya, who lost a son in the current Gaza war and two sons in previous …
BELGRADE (Reuters) -A Chinese national died when a boat carrying at least 10 illegal migrants capsized in the River Danube as they attempted to cross from Serbia to European Union member state Croatia, Serbian police said on Monday. Police recovered one body and rescued four Chinese nationals, they said in a statement. Police in neighbouring …
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By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday said Russian President Vladimir Putin’s offer to voluntarily maintain limits for a year on deployed strategic nuclear weapons “sounds like a good idea”. What would it mean for nuclear arms control and what are the main issues ahead? WHAT DID PUTIN OFFER? Having long …
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By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA (Reuters) -Bowing to pressure to reform the refugee convention and asylum system would be a “catastrophic error”, the head of the UN agency for refugees said on Monday. The comments by UNHCR head Filippo Grandi form a response to U.S. moves to sharply narrow the right to asylum and reshape …
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(Adds dropped name of minister in paragraph 5) By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Dozens of countries have yet to secure accommodation at next month’s COP30 climate summit in Brazil and some delegates are considering staying away as a shortage of hotels has driven prices to hundreds of dollars per night. Small island states on the …
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