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Ukraine names new head of anti-corruption watchdog
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine on Tuesday approved the new head of a state watchdog responsible for crafting anti-corruption policy, officials said. Fighting graft is a top priority for Ukraine as it seeks ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 27, 2024
US hits Iran with new sanctions targeting commanders, shipping
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States targeted Iranian and Houthi commanders and a vessel that shipped more than $100 million in Iranian commodities to businesses in China in sanctions announced on...
Thomson Reuters Feb 27, 2024
Houthis say they can reassess Red Sea attacks if Israeli 'aggression' stops
By Jonathan Saul and Mohamad Ghobari LONDON/ADEN (Reuters) - Yemen's Houthis said on Tuesday they could only reconsider their missile and drone attacks on international shipping in the Red Sea once Is...
Thomson Reuters Feb 27, 2024
Polish farmers rally in Warsaw against EU policies, Ukraine imports
WARSAW (Reuters) - Thousands of Polish farmers took to the streets of Warsaw on Tuesday, carrying the national flag and blowing handheld horns, escalating a protest which started early February agains...
Thomson Reuters Feb 27, 2024
Russia says its forces capture Ukrainian village near Avdiivka
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Defence Ministry said on Tuesday its forces had made further progress in eastern Ukraine by taking control of the village of Severne near Avdiivka, a Ukrainian town it capt...
Thomson Reuters Feb 27, 2024
Jordan's King Abdullah says Gaza aid must be doubled to stem crisis
AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordan's King Abdullah said on Tuesday that humanitarian aid to Gaza must be doubled to prevent a deterioration in a hunger crisis affecting over 2 million people. The monarch was qu...
Thomson Reuters Feb 27, 2024
U.N. says Israeli forces stalled evacuation convoy, forced paramedics to strip
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations humanitarian office (OCHA) said on Tuesday the Israeli military had stalled a medical evacuation convoy in the city of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, detaining a p...
Thomson Reuters Feb 27, 2024
Germany's Scholz rules out Western ground troops for Ukraine
By Andreas Rinke and Matthias Williams BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday ruled out suggestions that European countries and NATO alliance members would send ground troops to U...
Thomson Reuters Feb 27, 2024
Yellen says Israel resuming tax revenue transfers to Palestinian Authority
By Andrea Shalal SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Israel has agreed to resume transferring tax revenues to the Palestinian Authority to fund basic services and bolster the West Bank economy, and money has begun ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 27, 2024
Yellen: Moves to unlock value of frozen Russian assets 'necessary and urgent'
By Andrea Shalal SAO PAULO (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Tuesday it was "necessary and urgent" to find ways to unlock the value of $285 billion in immobilized Russian sovere...
Thomson Reuters Feb 27, 2024

