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India frees top Kashmir politician after more than a year in detention
By Fayaz Bukhari SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - Indian authorities released a top Kashmiri politician late on Tuesday, the last major leader held since August last year when the federal government withdr...
Oct 13, 2020
Countries turn to rapid antigen tests to contain second wave of COVID-19
By John Miller and Caroline Copley ZURICH/BERLIN (Reuters) - Countries straining to contain a second wave of COVID-19 are turning to faster, cheaper but less accurate tests to avoid the delays and sho...
Oct 13, 2020
Eight nations sign U.S.-led Artemis moon agreements
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Eight countries have signed an international pact for moon exploration called the Artemis Accords, NASA announced on Tuesday as the U.S. space agency tries to s...
Oct 13, 2020
Key party in Malaysia’s ruling coalition mulls pulling out
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - The biggest party in Malaysia's ruling coalition said it was considering pulling out, striking a blow to Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin in the midst of a challenge from oppos...
Oct 13, 2020
Danish filmmaker says he can share evidence on North Korea trying to skirt sanctions
COPENHAGEN/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The Danish director of a new documentary that with hidden cameras shows apparent attempts to evade a U.N. ban on arms trading with North Korea said he is keen to share...
Oct 13, 2020
Lebanon’s Bassil criticises Hariri efforts to form government
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese Christian politician Gebran Bassil criticised Sunni former prime minister Saad al-Hariri on Tuesday for putting himself forward to lead a government that would champion a F...
Oct 13, 2020
Only a change in Turkey’s stance can unlock Nagorno-Karabakh settlement: Armenian PM
By Nvard Hovhannisyan YEREVAN (Reuters) - Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Tuesday he believed that only a change in Turkey's stance on Nagorno-Karabakh could prompt Azerbaijan to halt ...
Oct 13, 2020
Biggest World War Two bomb found in Poland explodes while being defused
WARSAW (Reuters) - The biggest World War Two bomb ever found in Poland exploded under water on Tuesday as navy divers tried to defuse it. More than 750 people had been evacuated from the area near the...
Oct 13, 2020
Afghan forces launch counter assault after Taliban offensive overshadows talks
By Zainullah Stanekzai LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Afghan security forces launched a counter offensive in the south against Taliban fighters, officials said on Tuesday, as fighting raged for ...
Oct 13, 2020
Germany slams Turkey for sending survey ship to eastern Mediterranean
NICOSIA (Reuters) - German foreign minister Heiko Maas criticized Turkey for sending a survey vessel back into controversial waters of the eastern Mediterranean, calling the unilateral move a blow to ...
Oct 13, 2020
