‘Peace is not far away’ says Erdogan, returning from Putin meeting
ISTANBUL, Dec 13 (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, fresh from a meeting with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, said…
Lukashenko frees Nobel winner Bialiatski and key Belarus opposition figures in deal with US
Nobel winner Ales Bialiatski among those releasedLeading opposition figure Maria Kalesnikava also freedTrump envoy says US lifting sanctions…
Israel says it kills senior Hamas commander Raed Saed in Gaza
Item 1 of 2 Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike on a car in Gaza City,…
Israel issues evacuation warning for village in southern Lebanon ahead of strike
CAIRO, Dec 13 (Reuters) – Israel issued an evacuation warning for a village in southern Lebanon on Saturday…
China holds low-key Nanjing Massacre memorial despite Japan tensions
Item 1 of 7 Participants attend the memorial ceremony to mark the 88th anniversary of the 1937 Nanjing…
Rights groups condemn reported re-arrest of Nobel laureate Mohammadi in Iran
Item 1 of 2 An empty space showing that Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi was not present…
Thailand vows to keep fighting Cambodia, despite Trump’s ceasefire claim
Item 1 of 5 A soldier salutes next to a coffin of Sergeant Major Ananda Udon, 39, a…
US invalidates union contract covering 47,000 TSA officers, AFGE vows to challenge
AFGE plans lawsuit against decisionNew labor framework starts January 11House votes to restore federal workers’ rights WASHINGTON, Dec…
Venezuela oil exports fall sharply after US tanker seizure, sources and data say
Only Chevron-chartered tankers sailing into international watersAbout 11 million barrels stuck in vessels in VenezuelaSome cargoes are onboard…
Irish minister defends ‘limited’ trade curbs on Israeli settlements
Item 1 of 3 Actor Liam Cunningham leads demonstrators as they hold a banner in support of Palestinians…
Iran seizes foreign tanker carrying 6 million liters of ‘smuggled diesel’ in Gulf of Oman, state media says
Dec 12 (Reuters) – Iran has seized a foreign tanker allegedly carrying 6 million liters of “smuggled diesel”…
US accuses Rwanda at UN of leading region toward war
US accuses Rwanda of fueling instability in eastern CongoM23 rebel gains threaten Trump’s peace effortsRwanda denies backing M23…