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Zimbabwe journalist Chin’ono denied bail after second arrest
HARARE (Reuters) - A court in Zimbabwe denied bail on Thursday for journalist and government critic Hopewell Chin'ono after his arrest last week on charges of obstruction of justice. The arrest of Chi...
Nov 12, 2020
Germany sees better relationship with U.S., but issues remaining
PARIS (Reuters) - Germany's foreign minister said relations with the United States will improve under U.S. President-Elect Joe Biden, but there are still enough disagreements with European partners to...
Nov 12, 2020
Russia’s Lavrov expects Biden’s policy on Iran, climate to resemble Obama’s
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday he thought U.S. foreign policy under Joe Biden would be similar to that seen under President Barack Obama, especially on Iran...
Nov 12, 2020
Seven Burkinabe soldiers killed in ambush ahead of presidential election
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Seven soldiers in Burkina Faso were killed on Wednesday in an ambush by suspected Islamist militants, two sources said, close to a week before a presidential election. Worsenin...
Nov 12, 2020
U.S., French diplomats expected in Moscow for Karabakh talks: Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday diplomats from France and the United States were expected in Moscow soon to discuss the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Russia has...
Nov 12, 2020
Everyone wins if New START treaty prolonged without preconditions: Russia’s Lavrov
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday everyone would win if the New START nuclear arms control treaty was prolonged without preconditions, but added it was worth w...
Nov 12, 2020
‘The monarchy is god’: A Thai royalist in a divided kingdom
By Matthew Tostevin and Jiraporn Kuhakan BANGKOK (Reuters) - The words the Thai king spoke to Thitiwat Tanagaroon have been tattooed on his arm: "very brave, very good, thank you". The 50-year-old res...
Nov 12, 2020
‘Humanitarian e-commerce’ thrives in Somalia amid pandemic
By Abdi Sheikh MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Muslima Abdirahman, a Somali mother of nine, escaped death twice in the past two years while shopping for groceries in Mogadishu, where Islamist insurgents regular...
Nov 12, 2020
Kyrgyz PM to step down as acting president, run in election
BISHKEK (Reuters) - Kyrgyz Prime Minister Sadyr Japarov said on Thursday he would step down as acting president in the coming days in order to run in the January 10 presidential election. Parliamentar...
Nov 12, 2020
Turkey again calls for joint U.S. study on Russian S-400 systems
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey is ready to discuss U.S. concerns about the technical compatibility of Russian S-400 defences and U.S.-made F-35 jets, Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said Thursday, repeating A...
Nov 12, 2020
