Western motion to monitor Sudan abuses ekes past at UN rights body
By Emma Farge and Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber GENEVA (Reuters) -The U.N. Human Rights Council on Thursday narrowly passed a motion to…
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Anti-government riots flare in Guinea after seven reported dead
CONAKRY (Reuters) -Guinea was hit by further anti-government protests on Thursday after organisers said at least seven people had been…
In Bakhmut’s ruins, Ukraine says intensity of Wagner attacks growing
By Max Hunder KYIV (Reuters) – A Ukrainian brigade commander fighting in the ruins of Bakhmut said Russian mercenary forces…
Pope Francis recognises 21 Copts beheaded by Islamic State as martyrs
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Thursday announced that 21 Coptic Orthodox Christians beheaded by Islamic…
What is the corruption case against Pakistan’s Khan?
By Asif Shahzad (Reuters) -Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested on Tuesday by an anti-graft agency on corruption…
Shooting at German Mercedes plant kills two; production halted
By Christina Amann and Ilona Wissenbach BERLIN (Reuters) -A shooting at a Mercedes-Benz plant in the city of Sindelfingen in…
Buoyed by sale of small state assets, Ukraine eyes bigger sell-off
By Olena Harmash KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine raised record proceeds from selling small state assets in the first quarter of…
Erdogan’s rival boosted by withdrawal, poll lead ahead of Turkey vote
By Ece Toksabay and Birsen Altayli ANKARA (Reuters) -The man challenging Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey’s presidential elections this weekend received…
US appeals court overturns first ‘Varsity Blues’ scandal convictions
By Jonathan Stempel and Nate Raymond BOSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) -A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday threw out the fraud convictions…
Sleepless Gazans keep children, essentials close as Israeli bombing goes on
By Nidal al-Mughrabi KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (Reuters) – As nearby explosions from Israeli air strikes continued to rock their…