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Belarus opposition leaders creating political party: video
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Belarus opposition leader Maria Kolesnikova and members of the team of Viktor Babariko, who was jailed at the start of the campaign, said on Monday they were forming a new political...
Aug 31, 2020
House Democrats demand Pompeo, Esper provide witnesses for Afghan hearing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday called on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary Mark Esper to provide witnesses for a hearing on Afghanis...
Aug 31, 2020
U.S. isolated as it vetoes U.N. resolution on foreign militants
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States on Monday vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution on foreign militants fighting with groups like Islamic State because it did not address repatriation, an issu...
Aug 31, 2020
Venezuela government says it has pardoned more than 50 opposition politicians
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela has pardoned more than 50 opposition politicians and legislators in the run-up to parliamentary elections, Information Minister Jorge Rodriguez said on Monday. (Reporting...
Aug 31, 2020
Russia must respect sovereignty of Belarus, says White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia must respect the sovereignty of Belarus and the right of its people to elect their own leaders, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said on Monday. McEnany also ...
Aug 31, 2020
Kuwait prime minister told cabinet emir’s health situation is in improvement: tweet
CAIRO (Reuters) - Kuwait's prime minister told the cabinet on Monday the health situation of the 91-year old emir is in improvement, according to a cabinet tweet. Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah i...
Aug 31, 2020
Greece ready to spend more to boost its armed forces, finance minister says
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece is ready to spend part of its cash reserves to support its armed forces as early as this year, the country's finance minister said on Monday, after years of belt-tightening i...
Aug 31, 2020
Zimbabwe says foreign white farmers can apply to get back seized land
HARARE (Reuters) - Foreign white farmers settled in Zimbabwe whose land was seized under Robert Mugabe can apply to get it back and will be offered land elsewhere if restitution proves impractical, th...
Aug 31, 2020
Russian court bars Navalny’s candidate from local elections
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court has barred a candidate promoted by Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny in the last video before his sudden illness from running for a seat on the city council in Novosibir...
Aug 31, 2020
Niger floods kill 51, drive thousands from their homes
NIAMEY (Reuters) - Severe flooding in Niger this month has killed 51 people and destroyed thousands of homes after torrential rains caused rivers to burst their banks, authorities said on Monday. Floo...
Aug 31, 2020
