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Pompeo says fewer than 200 al Qaeda left in Afghanistan today
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday that there are fewer than 200 al Qaeda left in Afghanistan today. Pompeo was speaking at an Atlantic Council event. (Reportin...
Sep 15, 2020
Algeria upholds conviction of journalist; rights groups fear new crackdown
ALGIERS (Reuters) - An Algerian appeals court upheld the conviction of a journalist on Tuesday in what rights campaigners called a new crackdown on dissent aimed at preventing the revival of mass prot...
Sep 15, 2020
Ring found in mass grave brings closure to Spanish civil war victim’s family
By Juan Medina EL ESPINAR, Spain (Reuters) - A wedding ring worn by her father 84 years ago when he was shot dead by General Francisco Franco's fascist forces finally gave certainty to Rosa Maria Insu...
Sep 15, 2020
At least 24 migrants drowned off Libya: IOM
GENEVA (Reuters) - Two dozen migrants and refugees on board a rubber dinghy trying to cross from Libya to Europe are believed to have drowned after their boat capsized, the UN's International Organiza...
Sep 15, 2020
Russia says CSTO military drills to take place in Belarus from Oct. 12-16
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Six members of a post-Soviet security bloc led by Russia will hold joint military drills in Belarus from Oct. 12-16, the Russian defense ministry said on Tuesday. The ministry said ...
Sep 15, 2020
Spain to transform ‘Valley of the Fallen’ Franco monument into civilian cemetery
MADRID (Reuters) - The Spanish government intends to transform the Franco-era monument known as "The Valley of the Fallen" into a cemetery to hold the remains of people killed on both sides of the Spa...
Sep 15, 2020
Mexican president launches stinging attack on his five predecessors
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Tuesday moved closer to an unprecedented national vote on what he describes as the corrupt rule of his predecessors, alleging t...
Sep 15, 2020
Netherlands hits new high for daily coronavirus cases: newspaper
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Netherlands recorded a daily record number of new coronavirus infections, an increase of 1,379 in 24 hours, the Volkskrant newspaper reported on Tuesday, citing national heal...
Sep 15, 2020
Russia-Belarus military drills are not targeting other countries: Ifax
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Joint military drills taking place in Belarus this month between Russian and Belarusian forces are for counter-terrorism purposes and are not directed against other countries, the I...
Sep 15, 2020
Former UK Conservative lawmaker jailed for sex crimes
LONDON (Reuters) - A former lawmaker from Britain's governing Conservative Party was sentenced to two years in jail after being found guilty of sexually assaulting two women. Charlie Elphicke, 49, who...
Sep 15, 2020
