LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday he would strengthen prison sentences, vowing to boost security after an attack in the British…
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Houthi prisoners released by Saudi arrive in Yemeni capital
SANAA/GENEVA (Reuters) – A group of Houthi prisoners released by Saudi Arabia arrived in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Thursday, Reuters witnesses said, in a…
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Four killed in attacks against Ebola response centers in Congo
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Militia fighters in eastern Congo killed four people and injured several others in attacks on two Ebola response…
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Shares in Brazil's Cogna rise 3% as education company considers IPO of K-12 division
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Shares in Brazilian education company Cogna (COGN3.SA) rose up to 5.9% and were up around 3% in late afternoon trading on…
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Coalition fighting Islamic State had 'difference of opinion' on repatriation of detainees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Members of a coalition fighting Islamic State had a “difference of opinion” at a meeting in Washington on Thursday on whether jihadi…
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Turkish forces in patrol shoot at protesters in Syria's Kobani: witness, Observatory
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Turkish forces conducting a joint patrol in northern Syria under a Russian-Turkish deal fired live rounds on Tuesday at protesters near the…
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Damascus attack hit Islamic Jihad official's home, group says
GAZA (Reuters) – The Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad said an attack was carried out against the home of one of its officials in Damascus…
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Turkey starts repatriating Islamic State detainees
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey said on Monday it had deported two captives from Islamic State — a German and an American — beginning a programme…
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Erdogan says U.S. not fulfilling Syria promises, ahead of Trump talks
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan accused the United States and Russia on Thursday of failing to fulfill their part of a deal for…
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Aid agencies struggle in northeast Syria with water shortages
GENEVA (Reuters) – Aid agencies said on Thursday they were struggling to meet the needs of up to 200,000 civilians who fled fighting in northeast…
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U.S. House Republicans to introduce legislation imposing sanctions on Turkey: Representative Cheney
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives plan to introduce legislation on Wednesday that will impose sanctions on Turkey in response to…
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Russia-backed Syrian army sweeps in after U.S. announces abrupt exit
BEIRUT/ANKARA (Reuters) – Russia-backed Syrian forces wasted no time in taking advantage of an abrupt U.S. retreat from Syria on Monday, deploying deep inside Kurdish-held…
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U.S. House Republicans to seek sanctions on Turkey over Kurd offensive
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Twenty-nine of President Donald Trump’s fellow Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives announced on Thursday they would introduce legislation to impose…
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Trump says mediating between Turkey and the Kurds is one of three U.S. options
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday mediating a deal between Turkey and the Kurds is one of three options available to…
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