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RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Black Brazilians demonstrated in the country's two largest cities on Thursday to protest against racism and police violence toward their communities in...

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan Electoral Council President Pedro Calzadilla said on Thursday that the country would hold regional and local elections on Nov. 21, despite the...

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Jeffrey Heller GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel fired artillery and mounted more air strikes on Friday against Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip...

By Steve Holland and Michelle Nichols WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Joe Biden said on Thursday he is pressing for a halt to violence between Israelis and Palestinians,...

(Fixes typo in brother's name Saleh in paragraph 8) By Aziz El Yaakoubi and Marwa Rashad DUBAI (Reuters) -Saudi Arabia has released construction tycoon Bakr Bin Laden after more...

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's office said on Thursday that a court order for him to repay a 535 pound ($752) debt had been cancelled, a day after news...

By Simon Lewis and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday that the United States would not leave Australia alone in the...

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Civil unrest between Jews and Arabs in Israel dealt a strong blow on Thursday to efforts by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's main political rival Yair...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Marine Corps major is the first active-duty member of the military charged with taking part in the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, federal...

By Andrea Januta (Reuters) - After years of delays during the Trump administration, the EPA released its new climate indicators, which show Americans are already feeling effects...

By Rami Ayyub ACRE, Israel (Reuters) - In the mixed Arab and Jewish city of Acre, the holiday festival of Eid al-Fitr that marks the end of Ramadan would normally see families...

JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Three rockets were launched from Lebanon toward northern Israel on Thursday but landed in the Mediterranean Sea, causing no damage or casualties, the Israeli...

By Duncan Miriri NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's High Court ruled on Thursday that a drive by President Uhuru Kenyatta to change the constitution was illegal, stopping what his...

By Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) -Former Canadian Finance Minister Bill Morneau breached conflict-of-interest rules by not recusing himself when the government awarded a contract...

LONDON (Reuters) - Scottish police ordered the release on Thursday of men who had been detained by British immigration officials, after hundreds of protesters in Glasgow blocked...

By Brendan O'Brien and Julia Harte WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A judge postponed the trial of three former Minneapolis policemen accused of taking part in the murder of George Floyd to...

By Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States stands with Honduras and condemns the "cynical use" of COVID-19 vaccines for political purposes, the State Department...

TORONTO (Reuters) -The Canadian province of Quebec will no longer offer first doses of the AstraZeneca (NASDAQ:AZN) COVID-19 vaccine as of Thursday, but will offer second doses...

(Reuters) - A journalist who reported on protests against this year's coup in Myanmar has been jailed for three years for incitement, his news organisation said, among the first...

METKOVIC, Croatia (Reuters) - For decades, tourists have enjoyed the Neretva river eel in restaurants in southern Croatia but now another gastronomic delicacy is threatening the...

BEIJING (Reuters) -Coercive policies in China's far western region of Xinjiang have led to a sharp decline in birth rates for Uyghurs and other minorities, which could add to...

By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) - A Swiss and an American climber have died on Mount Everest, hiking company officials said on Thursday, the first fatalities on the world’s...

By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Thursday her government will explore more travel "bubbles" and lead trade delegations...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former senior U.S. officials have urged the U.S. secretaries of state and defense to do more to provide visas to Afghans who worked for the United States in...

By Jeff Mason and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden said on Wednesday he was hopeful that a cycle of violence between Israelis and Palestinians would end...

By Nelson Renteria SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - The U.S. special envoy for Central America met El Salvador's president, Nayib Bukele, during a visit to reiterate that Washington...

(Reuters) -The United States lifted financial sanctions on a top lieutenant of Mexico's Sinaloa drug cartel on Wednesday, saying Jesus "El Rey" Zambada, who gave testimony against...

By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appointed veteran British diplomat Martin Griffiths as the world body's new aid chief on...

KYIV (Reuters) - Viktor Medvedchuk, the Kremlin's most prominent ally in Ukraine, left the office of the Prosecutor General on Wednesday after reading the charges against him...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's executive on Wednesday called on countries of the bloc to temporarily halt non-essential travel from India, to limit the spread of a...

KINSHASA (Reuters) - The Ugandan and Congo armies are setting up an operations centre in the east of Democratic Republic of Congo for a joint offensive against Islamist rebels who...

(Reuters) - A Minnesota judge has ruled that aggravating factors were involved in the death of George Floyd, opening the possibility of a longer sentence for former Minneapolis...

By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) -A new global system should be set up to respond faster to disease outbreaks to help ensure no future virus causes a pandemic as devastating...

By Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) -Paris has said it will delay a European Union financial services deal with Britain until Prime Minister Boris Johnson grants European fishermen...

By Kay Johnson and Jiraporn Kuhakan BANGKOK (Reuters) - Americans living abroad are asking Washington to send surplus coronavirus shots to overseas embassies so they can get a...