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US imposes sanctions on commanders of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group
Feb 19 (Reuters) – The United States imposed sanctions on three commanders of the Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group over their role in the 18-month siege and capture of […]
Catholic leaders bring communion to immigration detainees near Chicago after court win
BROADVIEW, Illinois, Feb 19 (Reuters) – For the first time in six years, two priests and a nun escorted by police have walked past barbed wire and concrete barriers to […]
Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest marks new low for disgraced British royal
LONDON, Feb 19 (Reuters) – The arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor by police investigating whether he committed a crime by leaking government documents to Jeffrey Epstein marks a new low for […]
One security officer killed, another wounded, in IS attack in eastern Syria
DAMASCUS, Feb 19 (Reuters) – Islamic State on Thursday claimed responsibility for an attack that killed one Syrian government security officer and wounded another in eastern Syria, marking an escalation in the […]
Islamist militants show ‘unprecedented coordination’ in Burkina Faso attacks
DAKAR, Feb 19 (Reuters) – Islamist militants have killed dozens of soldiers and civilians and overrun an army detachment over the past week in coordinated attacks across multiple regions of […]
Jose Balcazar, left-wing lawmaker, steps in as Peru’s interim leader
Feb 19 (Reuters) – Jose Balcazar, a left‑wing lawmaker who has faced backlash over comments about child marriage, became Peru’s new leader after Congress elected him to serve as interim […]
King Charles says ‘law must take its course’ after Andrew arrested
LONDON: (PA Media/dpa): Britain’s King Charles III has said “the law must take its course” after expressing his “deepest concern” over the arrest of his brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on suspicion […]
Explainer-What is at stake in Italy’s referendum on judicial reform?
ROME, Feb 19 (Reuters) – Italy will hold a constitutional referendum on March 22–23 on a government overhaul of the justice system, which is stoking tensions between the judiciary and […]
Pope Leo to spend US July 4 holiday on Italy’s Lampedusa, known for migrant arrivals
VATICAN CITY, Feb 19 (Reuters) – Pope Leo, the first U.S. leader of the global Catholic Church, will spend the Independence Day holiday this year visiting an Italian island known […]
Bulgaria’s caretaker government takes over, pledges to secure conditions for fair elections
SOFIA, Feb 19 (Reuters) – Bulgaria’s caretaker government led by Andrey Gyurov, deputy governor of the Bulgarian National Bank, took over duty on Thursday and pledged to secure conditions for […]