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Two Britons, Moroccan facing death penalty in Donetsk preparing appeal -TASS
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Two Britons and a Moroccan who were captured while fighting for Ukraine and sentenced to death by a court in the self-proclaimed breakaway Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) are prepar...
Jun 23, 2022
French parties brush off Macron appeal to unblock parliament
PARIS (Reuters) - French parties from left and right brushed off President Emmanuel Macron's appeal for help to overcome a hung parliament on Thursday, demanding he clarify what compromises he was rea...
Jun 23, 2022
Court challenge puts spotlight on sharia law in Nigeria
By Hamza Ibrahim and MacDonald Dzirutwe KANO/LAGOS (Reuters) - A Nigerian court on Thursday will hear a challenge against sharia law in the mostly Muslim northern state of Kano, in a case that is set ...
Jun 23, 2022
‘Wind of change’ in Europe as path to EU opens for Ukraine
By Philip Blenkinsop and Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European leaders will formally accept Ukraine as a candidate to join the EU on Thursday, a bold geopolitical move triggered by Russia'...
Jun 23, 2022
S.Korea to provide $1 million in humanitarian aid to earthquake-hit Afghanistan
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea plans to provide $1 million in humanitarian assistance to victims of an earthquake in Afghanistan that killed 1,000 people, Seoul's foreign ministry said on Thursday. The...
Jun 23, 2022
Britain says Russia boosts pressure in advance on Ukraine’s Lysychansk
(Reuters) - Russian forces advancing towards the Ukrainian city of Lysychansk are putting increasing pressure on the surrounding region, including the twin city of Sievierodonetsk, Britain's defence m...
Jun 23, 2022
Afghan authorities scramble to reach earthquake zone, toll at 1,000 dead
By Mohamad Yunus Tawar GAYAN, Afghanistan (Reuters) -Afghan authorities struggled on Thursday to reach a remote area hit by an earthquake that killed 1,000 people but poor communications and a lack of...
Jun 23, 2022
Wildfire in southwest Turkey rages on, dashing hopes it was contained
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Firefighters battled a wildfire in southwestern Turkey from land and air on Thursday, as hopes that the blazes were contained fizzled after they spread again due to high temperatu...
Jun 23, 2022
Russian forces capture two settlements near Ukraine’s Lysychansk
KYIV (Reuters) - Russian forces have captured the settlements of Loskutivka and Rai-Oleksandrivka south of Ukraine's cities of Lysychansk and Sievierodonetsk, which are the focus of the Russian offens...
Jun 23, 2022
Australian state inquiry says miners failed to protect women
SYDNEY (Reuters) -An Australian state government inquiry into sexual harassment in the mineral-rich west has found the mining industry perpetuated a culture that fails to protect women, who continue t...
Jun 22, 2022
