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Hamas welcomes "new spirit" from Abbas

Wed, 2024-11-27 04:47
GAZA/RAMALLAH (Reuters) - The leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip welcomed on Thursday what he called a "new spirit" of dialogue from the Palestinian president but it was unclear how far the rival factions were moving to end a year-old schism.

Zimbabwe suspends aid groups, detains diplomats

Wed, 2024-11-27 04:47
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe indefinitely suspended all work by aid groups on Thursday and police held a group of U.S. and British diplomats for several hours after they visited victims of political violence ahead of a presidential vote.

Hamas welcomes "new spirit" from Abbas

Wed, 2024-11-27 04:47
GAZA/RAMALLAH (Reuters) - The leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip welcomed on Thursday what he called a "new spirit" of dialogue from the Palestinian president but it was unclear how far the rival factions were moving to end a year-old schism.

U.S. Treasury targets three Gulf-based militants

Wed, 2024-11-27 04:47
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is freezing the assets of three Gulf-based militants on Thursday, saying they provided financial and material support to al Qaeda.

Medvedev makes energy offers in first Europe visit

Wed, 2024-11-27 04:47
BERLIN (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev made energy a key focus of his first trip to western Europe on Thursday, promising Germany closer energy cooperation and offering Europe more say in Russian oil and gas deliveries.

U.N. condemns "terrorist" act by rebels in Congo

Wed, 2024-11-27 04:47
KINSHASA (Reuters) - The United Nations, European Union and United States on Thursday condemned a Rwandan rebel attack on a refugee camp in east Congo as a "terrorist act" and said those responsible must be brought to justice.

British and U.S. diplomats detained in Zimbabwe

Wed, 2024-11-27 04:47
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwean police detained U.S. and British diplomats for several hours on Thursday, slashing the tires of their cars after they visited victims of political violence ahead of a presidential vote.

Prosecutor accuses Sudanese state of Darfur crimes

Wed, 2024-11-27 04:47
EL FASHER, Sudan (Reuters) - The International Criminal Court prosecutor said on Thursday he would seek new indictments next month against top officials, accusing Sudan's "entire state apparatus" of involvement in crimes in Darfur.

Russia's Medvedev wants new European security pact

Wed, 2024-11-27 04:47
BERLIN (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev suggested on Thursday that Europe needed a new comprehensive security pact to address key issues dividing the continent.

Iran says answered bomb allegations, "matter over"

Wed, 2024-11-27 04:47
VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran said on Thursday it had given U.N. investigators more than 200 pages of answers to questions about intelligence reports that it secretly researched how to make atom bombs and declared "the matter is over".

Court annuls Turkish headscarf bill, blow to government

Wed, 2024-11-27 04:47
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's ruling AK party appeared to move a step closer to being shut down on Thursday when the Constitutional Court overturned a reform that would have allowed women to wear Islamic headscarves in universities.

Danes working with Pakistanis investigating blast

Wed, 2024-11-27 04:47
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A Danish team has arrived in Pakistan to work with agents investigating a suicide car-bomb attack on Denmark's embassy which al Qaeda said it carried out in revenge for the publication of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad.

Britain struggles with violent teen crime

Wed, 2024-11-27 04:47
LONDON (Reuters) - The sight of a family mourning a teenage child, killed by young assailants with no obvious motive, is becoming increasingly familiar in Britain.

Turkish army working with Iran on PKK strikes

Wed, 2024-11-27 04:47
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's military is cooperating with Iran by sharing information and coordinating strikes against PKK guerrillas in northern Iraq, a senior Turkish general said on Thursday.

Syria says Israel terms signal not serious on peace

Wed, 2024-11-27 04:47
KUWAIT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said if Israel keeps insisting that peace talks resume from scratch it would show the Jewish state was not serious about reaching a deal with Syria.

Zimbabwe vote should be called off says Makoni

Wed, 2024-11-27 04:47
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's presidential election run-off should be scrapped to prevent further bloodshed, the ruling party defector who came third in the first round said on Thursday.

Assad says Syria may open embassy in Lebanon

Wed, 2024-11-27 04:47
KUWAIT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said his country will consider opening an embassy in Lebanon for the first time once its smaller neighbor forms a government able to foster good ties with Damascus.

Abbas aides say Hamas talks depend on ceding Gaza

Wed, 2024-11-27 04:47
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has not softened his position on reconciliation with Hamas and dialogue still depends on the Islamists ceding the Gaza Strip, his aides said on Thursday.

Summit vows to tackle hunger after Latam protest

Wed, 2024-11-27 04:47
ROME (Reuters) - A U.N. summit pledged to cut trade barriers and help poor farmers on Thursday to fight hunger threatening 1 billion people, but poverty campaigners said this was not enough to cap high world food prices.

Uganda, Sudan and Congo agree to fight LRA rebels

Wed, 2024-11-27 04:47
KAMPALA (Reuters) - Uganda, Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo have agreed to jointly fight the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebels if peace talks with its elusive leader Joseph Kony fail, a military official said on Thursday.