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Dozens of Italian tourists evacuated from Yemeni island
ROME, Jan 7 (Reuters) – Italy has begun repatriating dozens of its citizens stranded on the Yemeni island of Socotra, with a first flight carrying 46 tourists due to land […]
US wants Venezuelan oil flowing again with revenues in US accounts, Wright says
Jan 7 (Reuters) – Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Wednesday the United States government wants to get Venezuelan oil flowing again, deposit money into U.S.-controlled accounts and create conditions […]
Leader of Yemen’s southern separatist group never gave up hopes for independence
DUBAI, Jan 7 (Reuters) – Yemeni separatist leader Aidarous al-Zubaidi, who took up arms early in life and never shied away from joining conflicts, shows no signs of abandoning his dream of […]
Soundproofing foam in Swiss bar fire should have been checked by law, official says
GENEVA, Jan 7 (Reuters) – Soundproofing foam that caught fire in a bar in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana at New Year, killing 40 people, should have been subject […]
Deadly clashes resume in Syria’s Aleppo between government, Kurdish forces
ALEPPO, Syria, Jan 7 – Fierce fighting resumed in Syria’s northern city of Aleppo between government forces and Kurdish fighters for a second day on Wednesday, sending thousands of civilians […]
Ukraine, US to revisit land, nuclear plant issues in Wednesday talks
KYIV, Jan 7 (Reuters) – U.S. and Ukrainian negotiators will revisit the thorny issues of territory and the fate of the occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said […]
UK’s Starmer says deployment of troops to Ukraine would be voted by parliament
LONDON, Jan 7 (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Wednesday that any deployment of UK forces under a declaration signed with France and Ukraine would be subject […]
Exclusive-US seizing Venezuela-linked oil tanker after weeks-long pursuit
WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (Reuters) – The United States is attempting to seize a Venezuela-linked oil tanker after a more than two-week-long pursuit across the Atlantic, two U.S. officials told Reuters […]
Snow clogs transport in Europe as Parisians turn to skis
PARIS/BRUSSELS, Jan 7 (Reuters) – Snow and ice brought misery to travellers in northwest Europe on Wednesday but delight to others who set out to explore a snow-blanketed Paris on […]
Brazil’s Bolsonaro authorized to go to hospital for tests after fall
BRASILIA, Jan 7 (Reuters) – Brazil’s Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes authorized former President Jair Bolsonaro to leave prison and be taken to a hospital for tests after he […]