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Fundraising record, knighthood, now a book: UK veteran Moore ponders what’s next
By Jonathan Shenfield MARSTON MORETAINE, England (Reuters) - He turned 100, raised nearly 40 million pounds ($51.5 million) for Britain's health service and was knighted by the queen. But for Captain ...
Sep 17, 2020
Turkey says conditions conducive to launching talks with Greece
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey believes conditions are conducive to restarting talks with fellow NATO member Greece after Ankara's Oruc Reis seismic survey vessel left contested waters in the eastern Medit...
Sep 17, 2020
Mexico requests month-long extension on U.S.-Mexico border restrictions
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's foreign ministry said on Thursday it has requested another month-long extension on land-crossing restrictions at U.S.-Mexico border. The restrictions, first implemente...
Sep 17, 2020
U.S. hopes to name Qatar as major non-NATO ally, official says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States hopes to move forward with naming Qatar as a major non-NATO ally, a status that provides foreign nations with some benefits in defense trade and security coope...
Sep 17, 2020
In U.S. ally Bahrain, Israel deal rallies a weakened opposition
By Aziz El Yaakoubi and Lisa Barrington DUBAI (Reuters) - Bahrain may have won international praise for following in the United Arab Emirates' footsteps and establishing ties with Israel, but the dram...
Sep 17, 2020
More than 30 killed in militia attacks in western Ethiopia
By Giulia Paravicini and Dawit Endeshaw ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Armed militia men killed more than 30 people in the Metakal zone of Ethiopia's Benishangul-Gumuz region, a senior opposition leader told...
Sep 17, 2020
Islamic State claims killing of French aid workers in Niger
DAKAR (Reuters) - Islamic State has credited its West Africa affiliate for killing six French aid workers and their Nigerien guide and driver at a giraffe reserve in Niger on Aug. 9, according to a st...
Sep 17, 2020
Russia announces troop build-up in Far East
By Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is increasing its military presence in the Far East in response to rising tensions in the wider region, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Thursday. I...
Sep 17, 2020
Catalan leader says his removal, election would hamper virus response
MADRID (Reuters) - The separatist leader of Spain's Catalonia region said on Thursday his possible removal from office would hamper its coronavirus response by triggering an unnecessary election and f...
Sep 17, 2020
EU diplomacy on Turkey runs aground ahead of summit, envoys say
By John Chalmers, Gabriela Baczynska and Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union diplomacy to resolve a dispute with Turkey in the Mediterranean has become bogged down in competing initiative...
Sep 17, 2020
