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US aid cuts to Ukraine raise risk of waste and fraud, say watchdogs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -USAID is concerned that the Trump administration’s cancellation of independent aid monitoring contracts for Ukraine has increased the risk of waste, fraud and abuse, according to three U.S. […]
Zelenskiy says Russia continues attacking Ukraine ahead of summit
KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday Russia continued attacking Ukraine ahead of a summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, but its attempt to demonstrate power by […]
Portugal protests expulsion of reporters from Guinea-Bissau before election
LISBON (Reuters) -Portugal’s government on Friday condemned the expulsion of reporting teams of state news agency Lusa and two African units of broadcaster RTP from Guinea-Bissau in the run-up to […]
Brazil’s Supreme Court to start Bolsonaro coup trial on September 2
BRASILIA (Reuters) -A five-judge panel of Brazil’s Supreme Court will kick off the trial of former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is accused of plotting a coup on September 2, a […]
Several people injured in train accident in southern Denmark
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Several people have been injured in a train accident in southern Denmark, local police said on X on Friday. Read full story Date: 16 August, 2025 12:02 am […]
Mexican ranchers hit by flesh-eating screwworm want action on cattle smuggling
TAPACHULA, Mexico (Reuters) -On a scorching afternoon in the rural heartland outside Mexico’s southern city of Tapachula near the Guatemala border, rancher Julio Herrera calls his herd back from an […]
Russian missile hits Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region
KYIV (Reuters) -Russia launched a ballistic missile into Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region on Friday, killing one and wounding at least one other person and causing a fire, the regional governor said. […]
More than 160 people killed in heavy rain, floods in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -More than 160 people were killed during heavy rain and flooding in northwestern Pakistan over the last 24 hours, officials said on Friday. Read full story Date: 15 […]
UK councillor acquitted over ‘cut all their throats’ speech
LONDON (Reuters) -A British councillor was on Friday acquitted of encouraging violent disorder for saying far-right activists should have their throats cut amid riots last year, drawing claims from right-wing […]
Foreign Islamists petition Syrian state for citizenship
(Reuters) -Foreign fighters and others who joined Syria’s civil war from abroad have petitioned the new Islamist-led government for citizenship, arguing they have earned it after sweeping to power with […]