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OSLO, Jan 21 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump wants to buy Greenland as he says it is the only way for the United States to secure its defence. Denmark […]
Nigerian troops free 62 hostages, kill two militants in northwest operations
MADUGURI, Nigeria, Jan 21 (Reuters) – Nigerian troops have rescued 62 hostages and killed two militants in separate operations across Kebbi and Zamfara states as part of an ongoing offensive […]
Rifaat al-Assad, uncle of ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, dies, sources say
Jan 21 (Reuters) – Rifaat al-Assad, the uncle of deposed Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad accused of orchestrating mass killings during a 1982 uprising in Syria, has died, according to two […]
Germany arrests two on suspicion of supporting pro-Russian Donetsk, Luhansk groups
BERLIN, Jan 21 (Reuters) – German federal prosecutors said on Wednesday they had arrested a Russian and a German national in the region of Brandenburg on suspicion of supporting the […]
At appeal trial, France’s Le Pen denies EU embezzlement charges
PARIS, Jan 21 (Reuters) – French far-right leader Marine Le Pen softened her tone while answering judges’ questions during her appeal trial in Paris on Tuesday and Wednesday, but denied […]
Ukraine endures its bitterest winter as Russia targets heating and power
KYIV, Jan 21 (Reuters) – Collecting snow for water at home; sleeping in gloves, coats and hats; heating bricks on gas stoves for warmth; erecting tents indoors – Kyiv residents […]
Former South Korean PM Han jailed for 23 years in martial law case
SEOUL, Jan 21 (Reuters) – A South Korean court jailed former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo for 23 years on Wednesday, on charges that included insurrection relating to ex-President Yoon Suk […]
Russia says fire put out at Afipsky oil refinery after Ukrainian drone attack
MOSCOW, Jan 21 (Reuters) – Ukrainian drone fragments ignited a fire at the Afipsky oil refinery in Russia’s southern Krasnodar region, but nobody was hurt, there was no damage, and […]
Rumen Radev, the ex-president vowing to end Bulgaria’s political crisis
SOFIA, Jan 21 (Reuters) – Rumen Radev painted a bleak picture of Bulgarian politics when he resigned as president on Monday in an unprecedented move that capped four years of […]
Azerbaijan says it agreed to join Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’
MOSCOW, Jan 21 (Reuters) – Azerbaijan said on on Wednesday that it had accepted an invitation from U.S. President Donald Trump to join his “Board of Peace”. Read full story […]