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Explainer-Who are the Druze and why does Israel say it is hitting Syria for their sake?
(Reuters) -Violence in Syria pitting the Islamist-led government against members of the Druze community has put a spotlight on the small but influential minority. Straddling Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Is...
Jul 17, 2025
FACTBOX-Who are the key ministers in Ukraine's new government?
KYIV (Reuters) -Parliament approved Yulia Svyrydenko as Ukraine's new prime minister on Thursday and backed her plan to cut the number of ministries, merging some of the main portfolios, to save funds...
Jul 17, 2025
India investigators say too early to draw conclusions on Air India crash cause
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's aircraft accident investigation body said on Thursday it was too early to reach any "definite conclusions" on what led to the deadly Air India Boeing plane crash last mon...
Jul 17, 2025
Russia jails major general for six years over fraud at military theme park
MOSCOW (Reuters) -A senior Russian Defence Ministry official was sentenced to six years in prison on Thursday after being found guilty of fraud and forgery in relation to an embezzlement scheme at a m...
Jul 17, 2025
South Africa coalition strained after trade envoy fails to visit US
By Tim Cocks and Alexander Winning JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa's main coalition partners are embroiled in a spat over how to respond to looming tariffs from a hostile Trump administration, af...
Jul 17, 2025
Exclusive-El Salvador rights group flees Bukele's deepening crackdown
By Emily Green (Reuters) -El Salvador President Nayib Bukele's drive to consolidate his grip on power and crack down on critics and humanitarian organizations has forced a leading human rights organiz...
Jul 17, 2025
Drug trafficking ring dismantled by Belgian, Dutch and UK authorities
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -A European drug trafficking ring has been dismantled in a joint operation by Belgian, Dutch and British authorities, with seven people arrested and 5 million euros ($5.80 million) ...
Jul 17, 2025
Ukraine's new prime minister announces full audit of public spending
KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine's newly appointed Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko said on Thursday that her government would be launching a full audit of public finances to achieve "real savings", and that l...
Jul 17, 2025
Georgia stops the sale of $3 million of uranium that could have been used in a bomb
TBILISI (Reuters) -Georgia's State Security Service said on Thursday that it had detained two people for handling and attempting to sell $3 million worth of uranium which could have been used to make ...
Jul 17, 2025
Israeli strikes kill 22 in Gaza, two die in church late pope often spoke to
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Crispian Balmer CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli forces killed at least 22 people in attacks in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, including two people who died in a strike on a ch...
Jul 17, 2025
