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A new, forceful Pope Leo steps onto the world stage
By Joshua McElwee YAOUNDE, April 17 (Reuters) - Pope Leo has debuted a new, forceful speaking style on his four-nation Africa tour this week, issuing sharp denunciations of war and inequality that hav...
Apr 17, 2026
Record number of Rohingya refugees died at sea last year, UNHCR says
By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, April 17 (Reuters) - Nearly 900 Rohingya refugees were reported missing or dead in the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal in 2025, making it the deadliest year on record for t...
Apr 17, 2026
China says its military activities around Taiwan are 'reasonable, justified'
TAIPEI, April 17 (Reuters) - China's regular military activities around Taiwan are "entirely justified and reasonable" and any tensions are the fault of the government in Taipei, the Chinese defence m...
Apr 17, 2026
EU to restore Syria relations, strengthen trade and security ties, document shows
By Lili Bayer and Feras Dalatey BRUSSELS/DAMASCUS, April 17 - The European Union plans to deepen its engagement with Syria by relaunching formal political contacts and paving the way for closer econom...
Apr 17, 2026
Russia still tackling a blaze at Tuapse port
MOSCOW, April 17 (Reuters) - Firefighters continued extinguishing a blaze at Russia's Black Sea port of Tuapse on Friday, more than 24 hours after Ukrainian drone attacks, local authorities said. They...
Apr 17, 2026
Lebanese return home as ceasefire with Israel mostly holds
By Laila Bassam and Thomas Suen BEIRUT/QASMIYEH, Lebanon, April 17 (Reuters) - People uprooted by the war in Lebanon began returning to devastated towns and neighbourhoods on Friday, with many finding...
Apr 17, 2026
Envoy expects U.S.-Turkey to 'soon' solve issue of sanctions over S-400 defences
ANTALYA, Turkey, April 17 (Reuters) - U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack said on Friday he expected Washington and Ankara to soon solve the issue of U.S. sanctions over Turkey's purchase of Russian...
Apr 17, 2026
Three charged after attempted arson at Iran International office in London
LONDON, April 17 (Reuters) - British police said on Friday they had charged three people over an attempted arson attack on offices linked to television station Iran International in northwest London e...
Apr 17, 2026
Crowds gather in Cameroon for biggest event of Pope Leo's Africa tour
By Ngouda Dione and Joshua McElwee DOUALA, Cameroon, April 17 (Reuters) - Thousands of people were crowding into a stadium in Douala, Cameroon's largest city and economic hub, for a Mass with Pope Leo...
Apr 17, 2026
Gunmen kidnap students heading to exams in Nigeria's Benue state
ABUJA, April 17 (Reuters) - Gunmen abducted secondary school students heading to university entrance examinations and other travellers in central Nigeria's Benue state, the region's governor said late...
Apr 17, 2026
