Fighting
Analysis: As Russia’s military stalls, Putin’s chef serves up his Wagner shock troops to rescue campaign
World
January 11, 2023
Analysis: As Russia’s military stalls, Putin’s chef serves up his Wagner shock troops to rescue campaign
Russian oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin is fighting his own war in eastern Ukraine, an often crude and increasingly vocal presence in Russia’s Moscow’s faltering…
IAEA warns whoever was behind “powerful explosions” at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant is “playing with fire”
World
November 21, 2022
IAEA warns whoever was behind “powerful explosions” at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant is “playing with fire”
Powerful explosions rocked the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine on the weekend, renewing concerns that fighting so close to the facility…
Japanese man dies fighting Russian forces in Ukraine
World
November 11, 2022
Japanese man dies fighting Russian forces in Ukraine
The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed Friday that a Japanese man in his 20s has died fighting in Ukraine. “The…
Body of American killed in Ukraine returned to Ukrainian custody by Russian military
World
October 26, 2022
Body of American killed in Ukraine returned to Ukrainian custody by Russian military
The body of an American man killed in August while fighting alongside the Ukrainian military has been returned to Ukrainian custody by…
New U.S. FDA chief says he will prioritize fighting misinformation
World
February 18, 2022
New U.S. FDA chief says he will prioritize fighting misinformation
WASHINGTON, Feb 17 (Reuters) – Misinformation about science is increasingly prevalent and a significant public health threat that the U.S.…
Worst Tripoli fighting in a year shows limits of Libya peace push
Middle East
September 3, 2021
Worst Tripoli fighting in a year shows limits of Libya peace push
TRIPOLI, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Fighting broke out in Tripoli early on Friday between rival armed forces, the heaviest clashes…
Syrian army steps up offensive on rebel redoubt in southwestern city
Middle East
September 1, 2021
Syrian army steps up offensive on rebel redoubt in southwestern city
AMMAN, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Syrian elite forces aided by pro-Iranian militias stepped up an offensive on Tuesday against a…
Clashes between Kurdish, government forces kill 1 in Syria
Middle East
April 21, 2021
Clashes between Kurdish, government forces kill 1 in Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — Kurdish security forces said Wednesday that Syrian government-allied fighters killed one of their personnel in an overnight…
UN says 8 children killed, 33 wounded this month in Yemen
Middle East
March 21, 2021
UN says 8 children killed, 33 wounded this month in Yemen
CAIRO (AP) — A surge of fighting in war-torn Yemen has been particularly brutal for children this month, with at…
Gunfire erupts in Mogadishu as Somali government forces seal off streets
World
February 19, 2021
Gunfire erupts in Mogadishu as Somali government forces seal off streets
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – A gunbattle erupted on Friday in central Mogadishu as Somali government forces sealed off streets to prevent…