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A Thai soldier takes cover near the 2nd Thailand-Myanmar Friendship Bridge during fighting on the Myanmar side between the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) and Myanmar's troops, which continues near the Thailand-Myanmar border, in Mae Sot, Tak Province,  Thailand, April 20, 2024.

Fighting flares at Myanmar-Thai border as rebels target stranded junta troops

Reuters |Updated 47 minutes ago |2 min read

(Reuters) - Fighting raged at Myanmar's eastern frontier with Thailand on Saturday, witnesses, media and Thailand's government said, forcing about 200 civilians to flee as rebels pressed to flush out junta troops holed up for days at a bridge ...

Visiting Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare speaks during a bilateral meeting with his Chinese counterpart Li Qiang at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Monday, July 10, 2023.  Andy Wong/Pool via

Solomon Islands leader Sogavare keeps seat, vote count continues

Kirsty Needham |Updated 2 hours ago |2 min read

By Kirsty Needham (Reuters) - Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has retained his parliamentary seat, results showed on Saturday, but it will be days before vote counting determines whether his OUR party can form the next ...

Visiting Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare speaks during a bilateral meeting with his Chinese counterpart Li Qiang at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Monday, July 10, 2023.  Andy Wong/Pool via

Solomon Islands leader Sogavare keeps seat, vote count continues

Kirsty Needham |Updated 3 hours ago |2 min read

By Kirsty Needham (Reuters) - Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has retained his parliamentary seat, results showed on Saturday, but it will be days before vote counting determines whether his OUR party can form the next ...

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Venezuela opposition backs Gonzalez as presidential candidate

Mayela Armas |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

By Mayela Armas CARACAS (Reuters) -Venezuela's major opposition coalition will back Edmundo Gonzalez for president in July's election, its leadership said on Friday, after intense internal negotiations to determine who could take on President Nicolas ...

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks to the media after the Senate dismissed the House Republican impeachment charges against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., April 17, 2024.

US Senate votes to reauthorize surveillance program

Jasper Ward |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate voted late on Friday night to approve the reauthorization of a controversial surveillance program, narrowly missing the midnight expiration of the program. The reauthorization secures what ...

View of  the installations of Ecuador's hydroelectric power station Coca Codo Sinclair in Napo, Ecuador June 1, 2018.

Ecuador president declares state of emergency over energy crisis

Reuters |Updated 4 hours ago |1 min read

QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa declared a second state of emergency on Friday over an energy crisis that has already led to rationing in the South American country. Noboa, who took office in November, had declared an energy ...

University of California (USC) valedictorian Asna Tabassum holds a certificate at the USC's Academic Honors Convocation, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., April 2, 2024. Courtesy of Asna Tabassum/via

USC scraps outside speakers at commencement after canceling Muslim student's speech

Kanishka Singh |Updated 5 hours ago |2 min read

By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - The University of Southern California announced there will be no outside speakers and honorees at this year's main commencement ceremony after canceling its valedictorian speech from a Muslim student who said she was ...

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Azerbaijani journalist remanded in latest move against independent media

Reuters |Updated 6 hours ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - A court in the Azerbaijani capital Baku on Friday remanded the head of an independent media outlet for two months on charges of smuggling, Turan news agency reported, the latest move against independent journalists in the ex-Soviet ...

An anti-Israel billboard with a picture of Iranian missiles is seen on a street in Tehran, Iran April 19, 2024. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Iran's foreign minister downplays drone attack, says Tehran investigating

Jasper Ward and Nidal al-Mughrabi |Updated 6 hours ago |3 min read

By Jasper Ward and Nidal al-Mughrabi WASHINGTON/CAIRO (Reuters) - Iran's foreign minister on Friday said Tehran was investigating an overnight attack on Iran, adding that so far a link to Israel had not been proven as he downplayed the strike.

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US to withdraw military personnel from Niger, source says

Daphne Psaledakis |Updated 4 hours ago |2 min read

By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States will withdraw its troops from Niger, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters late on Friday, adding an agreement was reached between U.S Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell and ...

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