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Indonesia says more than $3 billion in recovery funds required after Sumatra floods
JAKARTA, Dec 8 (Reuters) – Indonesia’s Sumatra island will require 51.82 trillion rupiah ($3.11 billion) in reconstruction and recovery funds following a series of deadly floods, senior government officials said. […]
Russian drone strike on Ukraine’s Sumy injures at least seven, governor says
Dec 8 (Reuters) – At least seven people were injured when Russian drones struck an apartment block in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Okhtyrka in the Sumy region, Governor Oleh […]
Factbox-How do Cambodia and Thailand’s militaries compare?
BANGKOK, Dec 8 (Reuters) – Thailand has launched air strikes along its disputed border with Cambodia, its military said, after both countries accused each other of breaching a ceasefire brokered […]
Thailand launches air strikes at Cambodia as border tensions reignite
BANGKOK/PHNOM PENH, Dec 8 (Reuters) – Thailand has launched air strikes along its disputed border with Cambodia, the Thai military said on Monday, after both countries accused the other of […]
Syria to mark one year since Assad toppled
DAMASCUS, Dec 8 (Reuters) – Syrians will mark the first anniversary of the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad and his iron-fisted rule on Monday, as the fractured nation struggles to find […]
Kennedy Center Honors fete performers, but Trump takes spotlight
WASHINGTON, Dec 7 – U.S. President Donald Trump solidified his takeover of Washington’s John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday by hosting its flagship awards program, mixing […]
Thai army says air strikes launched along disputed border area with Cambodia
BANGKOK, Dec 8 (Reuters) – Thailand has launched air strikes along its disputed border with Cambodia, Thai army spokesman Major General Winthai Suvaree said on Monday, after both countries accused […]
Australian firefighter killed as bushfires destroy homes in two states
SYDNEY, Dec 8 (Reuters) – An Australian firefighter was killed overnight after he was struck by a tree while trying to control a bushfire that had destroyed homes and burnt […]
Syrian refugee returns set to slow as donor support fades
GENEVA, Dec 8 (Reuters) – More than 3 million Syrians have returned home since the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s rule a year ago but a decline in global funding could […]
Zelenskiy says Ukraine’s peace talks with US constructive but not easy
KYIV, Dec 7 (Reuters) – Talks with U.S. representatives on a peace plan for Ukraine have been constructive but not easy, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday ahead of […]