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Biden administration expects Saudi Arabia to improve human rights: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United State expects Saudi Arabia to improve its human right record, including releasing political prisoners, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said on Friday. "We, of cours...
Feb 05, 2021
Former Suu Kyi ally says no betrayal in taking Myanmar junta job
(Reuters) - A one-time ally of Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi said on Friday that she was no traitor for accepting a ministerial post with the junta that overthrew the elected leader this week. Social wel...
Feb 05, 2021
Myanmar anti-junta protests spread, social media disrupted
(Reuters) - The lawyer for Myanmar's elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi and ousted President Win Myint said they were being held in their homes after being detained on Monday when the army seized power a...
Feb 05, 2021
International Criminal Court has jurisdiction over Palestinian Territories: Judges
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Judges at the International Criminal Court on Friday ruled that the The Hague-based court has jurisdiction over alleged war crimes committed in the Palestinian Territories, openi...
Feb 05, 2021
Norwegian police arrest Syrian, 16, suspected of preparing attack
OSLO (Reuters) - A 16-year-old Syrian suspected of preparing an attack in Norway was remanded in police custody for two weeks on Friday. The PST security police said the teenager had been arrested on ...
Feb 05, 2021
Blinken to discuss COVID-19, Iran, Russia, China, Myanmar with Europeans
By Humeyra Pamuk and Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will discuss Iran and other issues including Russia, China and Myanmar in a Friday online meeting wit...
Feb 05, 2021
India restoring fast mobile internet in Kashmir after 18 months
By Fayaz Bukhari SRINAGAR (Reuters) - India said on Friday it was restoring high-speed mobile internet in the federal territory of Jammu and Kashmir for the first time since August 2019, when the gove...
Feb 05, 2021
Turkish authorities detain 65 more people over university protests
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish police detained 65 people late on Thursday over protests which first started last month at a top university, authorities said on Friday, continuing a crackdown on the prot...
Feb 05, 2021
Analysis: Russia’s Navalny case casts shadow on German politics ahead of election
By Thomas Escritt and Paul Carrel BERLIN (Reuters) - Pity Germany's next chancellor. The poisoning and jailing of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has thrust Nord Stream 2 - a pipeline to take Russian ga...
Feb 05, 2021
Student protests highlight Erdogan’s struggle to win over Turkey’s Gen Z
By Ali Kucukgocmen and Ece Toksabay ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish student Azelya Celik works late into the night typing up notes on molecular biology before grabbing a few hours sleep and heading into ...
Feb 05, 2021
