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Dorian strengthens to Category 3 storm as it threatens US east coast
World

Dorian strengthens to Category 3 storm as it threatens US east coast

Hurricane Dorian has claimed at least 20 lives, Bahamas Prime Minister Hubert Minnis said, warning the storm had caused “generational…
Caught in limbo, families of Syria’s missing cling to hope
Middle East

Caught in limbo, families of Syria’s missing cling to hope

    HOMS, Syria (AP) — Six months after he was snatched from a road in central Syria, Iyad Suleiman…
U.N. sees locust trouble brewing as Yemen war hampers pest control
Society

U.N. sees locust trouble brewing as Yemen war hampers pest control

GENEVA (Reuters) – Yemen can expect substantial swarms of locusts in coming months as its war hinders pest control measures…
U.S., France, Britain may be complicit in Yemen war crimes, U.N. report says
Middle East

U.S., France, Britain may be complicit in Yemen war crimes, U.N. report says

GENEVA (Reuters) – The United States, Britain and France may be complicit in war crimes in Yemen by arming and…
Former Colombian rebel leader announces return to arms
World

Former Colombian rebel leader announces return to arms

A former senior commander of the dissolved FARC rebel army in Colombia announced Thursday he is taking up arms again…
UN warns ceasefire violations could spark Lebanon-Israel war
Middle East

UN warns ceasefire violations could spark Lebanon-Israel war

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council warned Thursday that violations of the cessation of hostilities between Israel and…
Ten Egyptian policewomen join DR Congo UN mission
Egypt

Ten Egyptian policewomen join DR Congo UN mission

Ten Egyptian policewomen will join the police ranks of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of…
Yemen separatists ‘regain control of Aden’ from government forces
Middle East

Yemen separatists ‘regain control of Aden’ from government forces

Yemeni separatists have regained full control of the interim capital Aden following clashes with government forces who withdrew from the…
Lebanon’s Aoun met with U.N. official over ‘Israeli assault’: presidency
Middle East

Lebanon’s Aoun met with U.N. official over ‘Israeli assault’: presidency

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese President Michel Aoun discussed on Monday the “Israeli assault on the southern suburbs of Beirut” with…
Damascus forces surround Turkish army post: monitor
Middle East

Damascus forces surround Turkish army post: monitor

Syrian government forces surrounded a Turkish military observation post in the northwest on Friday after overrunning neighbouring towns, upping the…
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