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US lifts sanctions on Belarusian potash, state media cite Trump envoy as saying
Dec 13 (Reuters) – The United States is lifting sanctions on Belarusian potash, Belarusian state media quoted President Donald Trump’s envoy John Coale as saying after two days of talks […]
‘Pins on a Map’: How Chicago students are tracking ICE raids
CHICAGO, Dec 13 (Reuters) – The windowless newsroom of The Phoenix, the Loyola University Chicago newspaper, hums like an old refrigerator. A coffee pot burbles in the corner as juniors […]
Inside Honduras’ election chaos: Infighting, delays, and broken systems
TEGUCIGALPA, Dec 13 (Reuters) – Weeks before Honduras’ November 30 presidential election, a test run exposed deep flaws in the vote-counting system: only 36% of practice ballots were processed, according […]
Libya’s Red Castle museum opens for first time since fall of Gaddafi
Dec 12 (Reuters) – Libya’s national museum, formerly known as As-Saraya Al-Hamra or the Red Castle, has reopened in Tripoli, allowing the public access to some of the country’s finest […]
Ukraine’s Odesa suffers major blackouts after Russian attack
KYIV, Dec 13 (Reuters) – Ukraine’s southern port city of Odesa and the surrounding region suffered major blackouts on Saturday after a large overnight Russian attack on the power grid […]
Rights groups condemn reported re-arrest of Nobel laureate Mohammadi in Iran
Dec 13 (Reuters) – International human rights groups on Saturday condemned the reported re-arrest of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi in Iran, with the Nobel committee calling on the […]
Ousted Nepal PM’s party holds biggest rally since Gen Z protests
KATHMANDU, Dec 13 (Reuters) – Tens of thousands rallied for the party of Nepal’s ousted prime minister, K.P. Sharma Oli, on Saturday, in the largest gathering in the Himalayan country […]
Two killed in Ukrainian drone strike on Russia’s Saratov, regional governor says
MOSCOW, Dec 13 (Reuters) – Two people were killed overnight in a Ukrainian drone strike on the Russian city of Saratov, regional governor Roman Busargin said on Saturday. Read full […]
Iran detains 18 crew members of foreign tanker seized in Gulf of Oman
Dec 13 (Reuters) – Iranian authorities detained 18 crew members of a foreign tanker seized in the Gulf of Oman on Friday that they said was carrying 6 million litres […]
US seized tanker near Venezuela just as warrant was set to expire, court document shows
WASHINGTON, Dec 12 (Reuters) – The U.S. government carried out its seizure of the M/T Skipper off the coast of Venezuela on Wednesday just as a judge-signed warrant was set […]