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Russian drone strike kills 12, wounds 7 in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk, governor says
KYIV, Feb 1 (Reuters) – Twelve people were killed and seven wounded after a Russian drone struck near a bus in the southeastern Dnipropetrovsk region of Ukraine, its governor Oleksandr […]
Venezuela rights activist Tarazona freed in prisoner release
Feb 1 (Reuters) – Venezuelan rights activist Javier Tarazona has been freed in a prisoner release, legal rights group Foro Penal said on Sunday, the latest high profile liberation in […]
Death toll of Swiss New Year bar blaze rises to 41
ZURICH, Feb 1 (Reuters) – An 18-year-old injured in the New Year bar fire in the Alpine resort of Crans-Montana has died, Swiss authorities said on Sunday, taking the death […]
Iranian official says Revolutionary Guards have no plan to hold military exercises in the Gulf
DUBAI, Feb 1 (Reuters) – The naval forces of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have no plan to carry out live-fire exercises in the Strait of Hormuz as reported by some media […]
Slovakia national security adviser resigns over Epstein files, denies wrongdoing
PRAGUE, Feb 1 (Reuters) – Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico’s national security adviser has resigned after new files related to Jeffrey Epstein showed the pair had exchanged emails talking about […]
Costa Ricans vote as right-wing populists aim to extend mandate
SAN JOSE, Feb 1 (Reuters) – Costa Ricans will vote in a general election on Sunday as the right-wing populist government seeks to extend its mandate and secure control of […]
Pope Leo urges US and Cuba to engage in sincere dialogue
VATICAN CITY, Feb 1 (Reuters) – Pope Leo said on Sunday he was deeply concerned about rising tensions between the United States and Cuba, and he called for “sincere and […]
Ukraine talks set for next week as cold sweeps country
KYIV, Feb 1 (Reuters) – U.S.-backed trilateral talks involving Ukraine and Russia will take place next week in Abu Dhabi, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday, as Ukrainians faced uncertainty […]
Nigerian army says it killed a Boko Haram commander and 10 fighters
ABUJA, Feb 1 (Reuters) – The Nigerian army said on Sunday it had killed a top Boko Haram commander and 10 other militants during a night operation in northeastern Borno […]
Russia’s Medvedev says Trump is an effective leader who seeks peace
MOSCOW, Feb 1 (Reuters) – Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council, said that U.S. President Donald Trump was an effective leader who was genuinely seeking peace but that […]