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U.S. official went to Syria seeking Americans’ release: newspaper
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A White House official traveled to Damascus for secret meetings with the Syrian government seeking the release of at least two U.S. citizens believed held by Syrian President Ba...
Oct 18, 2020
Lopez Obrador criticizes DEA role in Mexico after ex-army chief’s arrest
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's president has criticized the historic role played by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in his country days after a former Mexican army chief was arrested ...
Oct 18, 2020
Nigerian police pledge ICRC training as thousands protest nationwide
By Libby George and Tife Owolabi LAGOS/YENAGOA (Reuters) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will help train Nigeria's new tactical force as thousands nationwide continued to march a...
Oct 18, 2020
Chileans clang pots, rally in Santiago to mark anniversary of 2019 protests
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Thousands of Chileans gathered in the central square of the capital, Santiago, on Sunday, clanging pots, cheering and chanting to mark the one-year anniversary of mass protests ov...
Oct 18, 2020
South Africa’s health minister tests positive for COVID-19
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa's health minister, Zweli Mkhize, and his wife have tested positive for COVID-19, his office said late on Sunday. "I am now in quarantine at home and both my wife and...
Oct 18, 2020
Trump envoy hopes Israeli-Arab peace deals will continue whatever the U.S. election result
By Dan Williams MANAMA (Reuters) - Donald Trump's Middle East envoy said on Sunday the U.S. President's push for an Israeli-Arab rapprochement was gaining momentum and he hoped more accords would foll...
Oct 18, 2020
Saudi Arabia restructures top religious and advisory bodies
DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's King Salman issued a series of orders on Sunday restructuring the kingdom's advisory Shura Council, the supreme court and the highest religious body. The orders, carri...
Oct 18, 2020
Tens of thousands rally against Pakistani government
By Syed Raza Hassan KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of opposition supporters rallied on Sunday in the city of Karachi as part of a campaign to oust Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan...
Oct 18, 2020
German CDU mulls virtual congress to elect new leader: Handelsblatt
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's ruling Christian Democrats are considering holding a virtual party congress in early December to elect a new leader and potential successor to Chancellor Angela Merkel, Ha...
Oct 18, 2020
Islamic State tells supporters to target westerners, oil pipelines in Saudi Arabia
CAIRO (Reuters) - An Islamic State spokesman called on the militant group's supporters to target westerners, oil pipelines and economic infrastructure in Saudi Arabia. "Targets are plenty ... Start by...
Oct 18, 2020
