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First foreign tourists in more than a year land in Israel

By Steven Scheer

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The first group of foreign tourists in more than a year touched down in (More…)

Syria opposition leader says Assad election to worsen country’s plight

By Suleiman Al-Khalidi

AMMAN (Reuters) – A “sham” election designed to prolong President Bashar al-Assad’s grip on Syria shows that (More…)

U.S. warns of further action against Ethiopia, Eritrea over Tigray

By Daphne Psaledakis and Patricia Zengerle

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A senior U.S. State Department official warned on Thursday that Ethiopia and (More…)

Hong Kong passes sweeping pro-China election rules, reduces public’s voting power

By Sharon Abratique

HONG KONG (Reuters) -Hong Kong’s legislature approved the biggest overhaul of its political system in the quarter (More…)

Cyclone leaves more than 150,000 people homeless in eastern India

By Subrata Nagchoudhury and Jatindra Dash

KOLKATA, India (Reuters) – More than 150,000 people were left homeless in the aftermath (More…)

U.N. launches investigation into whether Israel, Hamas committed crimes

By Stephanie Nebehay

GENEVA (Reuters) -The United Nations Human Rights Council agreed on Thursday to launch an international investigation into (More…)

Thousands flee Goma after Congo warns of possible new eruption

By Djaffar Al Katanty

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -Thousands of people scrambled to flee the Congolese city of (More…)

Belarus leader says detained journalist was plotting ‘bloody rebellion’

By Tom Balmforth and Maria Kiselyova

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Wednesday a journalist pulled off (More…)

France imposes quarantine on UK visitors ahead of summer tourist season

By Matthieu Protard

PARIS (Reuters) -France on Wednesday declared a mandatory quarantine period for people coming from Britain, due to (More…)

Post vaccination infection rare but possibly contagious; study refutes another anti-vax pregnancy claim

By Nancy Lapid

(Reuters) – The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel (More…)