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Court transfers Bolivian politician Luis Fernando Camacho to house arrest
A court in Bolivia has transferred a high-profile opposition leader, Luis Fernando Camacho, to house arrest amid outcry…
North Korea’s Kim says stronger special operation force is important, state media reports
SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said strengthening the special operation forces and specialised snipers was…
NGO says starving Gaza children too weak to cry
The head of Save the Children described in horrific detail Wednesday the slow agony of starving children in…
Israeli Foreign Minister Saar says there will not be a Palestinian state
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar, asked on Wednesday what the plan was for a Palestinian state,…
Former Puerto Rico governor Wanda Vázquez pleads guilty to campaign finance violation
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Former Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a…
Iraqi Kurdish PUK security force alleges plot to kill party leader
BAGHDAD (Reuters) -A security agency controlled by the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region…
UN warns Gaza famine expanding as aid groups decry Israeli siege
UN officials and aid agencies have warned that famine in Gaza is now a reality, with children increasingly…
Mexico’s jaguar population is up 30% since 2010, but still at risk
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico's jaguar population has increased significantly in recent years but the largest feline in the…
Gunmen in Nigeria’s Zamfara abduct over 100 in deadly attack
LAGOS (Reuters) -Gunmen killed at least two people and abducted over 100, mostly women and children, in an…
Pakistan blows up dam embankment as it braces for flood surge
Pakistan authorities blew up an embankment next to a monsoon-engorged dam on Wednesday as flooding submerged one of…
Shooting reported at church in Minneapolis; suspect ‘contained’
(Removes extra word "a" in paragraph 4, removes extra word "on" and "our" in paragraph 6)(Reuters) -Minneapolis police…
US envoy cuts short south Lebanon visit amid protests: state media
Lebanese state media said US envoy Tom Barrack cut short a visit to the south on Wednesday, amid…
Kenyan rights activist plans to run for president in 2027
NAIROBI (Reuters) -Kenyan human rights activist Boniface Mwangi, who has played a prominent role in anti-government protests, said…
German cabinet agrees steps to boost army recruitment
The German cabinet on Wednesday signed off steps to boost recruitment for the country's armed forces and strengthen…
Israeli drone strikes kill 6 Syrian soldiers in Damascus suburb, reports say
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Israeli drone strikes on a southern suburb of the Syrian capital Damascus killed six…