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Ugandan opposition politician kidnapped in Kenya, his wife says

Prominent Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye appeared in a military court Wednesday after allegedly being kidnapped from a book launch in Kenya.

By REUTERS
20/11/2024

BRICS offered Turkey partner country status, Turkish trade minister says

Ankara sees the BRICS group as an opportunity to further economic cooperation with member states.

By REUTERS
14/11/2024

Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of war crimes over Gaza displacements

Human Rights Watch said the displacement of Palestinians "is likely planned to be permanent in the buffer zones and security corridors," an action it said would amount to "ethnic cleansing."

14/11/2024
 US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump at the National September 11 memorial

Trump's team drawing up list of Pentagon officers to fire, sources say

Some US officials doubt the feasibility of mass firings at a time of global turmoil.

By REUTERS
14/11/2024

Trump in phone call advised Putin not to escalate in Ukraine - report

On Friday, the Kremlin said Putin was ready to discuss Ukraine with Trump but that did not mean that he was willing to alter Moscow's demands.

By REUTERS
10/11/2024

Why did Israel's new foreign minister embrace the Kurdish people?

Israel has long enjoyed positive relations with Kurdish people in the Middle East. It is part of a partnership between Jews and Kurds and also shared interests in the region 

Missed warnings: Dutch gov't probing if signs from Israel were missed

"An investigation is still being conducted on possible warning signs from Israel," Van Weel said in his letter late on Friday evening.

By REUTERS
09/11/2024

'This is what globalize the intifada looks like': Global leaders react to Amsterdam pogrom

"In terrible historical irony, this is happening two days before the anniversary of Kristallnacht in 1938, when Nazi-sanctioned and led pogroms against Jews erupted across the German Reich."

By SARAH MOSKOWITZ , DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
08/11/2024

Trump's impending return to White House brings criminal cases to a halt

Between racketeering, hush-money, and federal prosecutions, will Trump's cases dissolve in his new presidency?

By REUTERS
06/11/2024
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