Ceasefire in Syria’s Idlib comes at a cost for Turkey’s Erdogan
[ad_1] ANKARA (Reuters) – Days before he flew to Moscow to strike a ceasefire deal with Russia to halt fighting in Syria’s Idlib, Turkish President…
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Attack in Kabul kills at least 27 people, wounds dozens
[ad_1] KABUL (Reuters) – Gunmen attacked a ceremony in Kabul on Friday, killing at least 27 people in the first major attack on the Afghan…
Attack on ceremony in Afghanistan; political leader Abdullah unharmed – spokesman
[ad_1] KABUL (Reuters) – Gunmen attacked a ceremony in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Friday where a top Afghan political leader, Abdullah Abdullah, was…
After heavy strikes, tense calm in Syria’s Idlib as ceasefire comes into effect
[ad_1] AMMAN (Reuters) – Syria’s Idlib region was quiet but tense on Friday with a lull in Russian and Syrian air raids that have pounded…
Greece blocks 35,000 migrants, plans to deport arrivals after March 1
[ad_1] KASTANIES, Greece/EDIRNE, Turkey (Reuters) – Greece has repulsed nearly 35,000 migrants trying to cross onto its territory illegally since Turkey opened its border nearly…
Armenia charges former defense minister with embezzlement
[ad_1] YEREVAN (Reuters) – Armenian investigators have charged a former defense minister with the embezzlement of more than $2 million in state funds, the spokeswoman…
Egypt executes top militant extradited from Libya
[ad_1] CAIRO (Reuters) – Top Egyptian militant suspect Hisham al-Ashmawy was executed on Wednesday following his conviction over several high-profile attacks, the country’s military spokesman…
Grieving families in Philippine drugs war turn to theater for healing, therapy
[ad_1] MANILA (Reuters) – Relatives of some of the thousands killed in the Philippines’ war on drugs acted out their journey of loss and healing…
Libya’s eastern government opens Damascus embassy, pledges united fight against Turkey
[ad_1] Syria’s Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal al Mekdad stands next to Eastern Libya’s foreign minister Abdulhadi Lahweej at a ceremony to open the embassy of…
Ukraine reports first coronavirus case, in man who traveled from Italy
[ad_1] KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine has its first confirmed coronavirus case, Ihor Kuzin, the acting head of the Health Ministry’s public health center, told Reuters…
British police arrests two in prison attack incident
[ad_1] (Reuters) – British police said on Monday they have arrested two men in connection with an attack on a prison officer at Whitemoor prison…
Syrian government forces reenter strategic town, Turkey vows to keep up strikes
[ad_1] ANKARA/AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian government forces entered parts of a strategic rebel-held town on Monday, and Turkey said it would keep hitting President Bashar…