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U.S. blacklisting of ICC prosecutor must be reversed, EU says
By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's top diplomat called on Thursday for Washington to reverse its sanctions on International Criminal Court prosecutor Fatou Bensouda and another ...
Sep 03, 2020
U.S. troops to start extended exercises in Lithuania amid tensions over Belarus
By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) - U.S. troops and tanks will arrive in Lithuania on Friday for a two-month deployment near the Belarus border, but the government said the move was not a message to ...
Sep 03, 2020
Wales adds Portugal and more Greek islands to quarantine list
LONDON (Reuters) - Wales said it had added mainland Portugal, Gibraltar, French Polynesia and the Greek islands of Mykonos, Zakynthos, Lesbos, Paros, Antiparos and Crete to the destinations that requi...
Sep 03, 2020
Greece, Turkey agree to talks over Eastern Mediterranean, NATO says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO allies Greece and Turkey have agreed to talks to avoid accidental clashes in the Eastern Mediterranean, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday. "Following m...
Sep 03, 2020
Nigerian authorities disturbed by low level of coronavirus test sample collection
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian authorities are disturbed by the low level of coronavirus test sample collections, a senior government official said on Thursday. "Despite the increased diagnostic capacity ...
Sep 03, 2020
Ex-first daughter of Angola Neto says no wrongdoing by husband in Swiss corruption probe
By Noah Browning LONDON (Reuters) - The former first-daughter of Angola Irene Neto has denied any wrongdoing by her husband, a top figure in the oil industry who is the focus of a Swiss money-launderi...
Sep 03, 2020
Bulgarian ruling party vows to stay in power after violent protests
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's coalition government will not bend to pressure and resign after one of the largest anti-government protests in the past two months turned violent late on Wednesday, a seni...
Sep 03, 2020
England makes no changes to COVID-19 quarantine countries
LONDON (Reuters) - No changes were made to the list of countries on England's quarantine list on Thursday, British Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said. English holiday makers in Portugal were awaiti...
Sep 03, 2020
Turkey’s Erdogan, Germany’s Merkel discuss east Mediterranean
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday that support given by some countries for Greece's "selfish and unjust stance" in the eastern Medi...
Sep 03, 2020
Lebanese army finds more explosive chemicals outside Beirut port after huge blast
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's army said on Thursday it had found 4.35 tonnes of ammonium nitrate near the entrance to Beirut port, the site of a huge blast last month caused by a large stockpile of the...
Sep 03, 2020
