UK teen Jay Slater died accidentally in Spain, coroner concludes
LONDON (Reuters) -British teenager Jay Slater, who was found dead on the Spanish island of Tenerife last year, died accidentally from a fall, a coroner concluded on Fri...
Cambodian evacuees sheltering in temple pray for end to Thai clashes
In the leafy grounds of a Buddhist pagoda, hundreds of Cambodians fleeing deadly clashes with Thailand take refuge in the open air, most sitting on the ground while a l...
Hospitals in Syria's Sweida struggling after sectarian clashes, WHO says
By Olivia Le PoidevinGENEVA (Reuters) -The main hospital in the southern Syrian city of Sweida is overwhelmed with trauma patients and working without adequate power or...
Russia fires TASS news agency executive after Azerbaijan visit
By Gleb BryanskiMOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia dismissed a senior executive of the TASS state news agency on Friday after he attended an event hosted by the president of Azer...
School roof collapse in western India kills 7 children and injures at least 21
NEW DELHI (AP) — The roof of a government middle school building collapsed Friday in India’s western state of Rajasthan, killing seven children and injuring at least 21...
UN urges UK to repeal 'disproportionate' Palestine Action ban
The United Nationd rights chief on Friday slammed Britain's ban on activist group Palestine Action as a "disturbing" misuse of UK counter-terrorism legislation and urge...
Iran meets European powers amid threats of UN sanctions snapback
Iranian diplomats met counterparts from Germany, Britain and France on Friday for renewed nuclear talks, amid warnings that the three European powers could trigger "sna...
Germany not planning to recognise Palestinian state in short term
BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany is not planning to recognise a Palestinian state in the short term and said its priority now is to make "long-overdue progress" towards a two-...
Indonesia court jails senior opposition official over bribery case
JAKARTA (Reuters) -An Indonesian court on Friday sentenced a senior politician from the only opposition party in parliament to 3-1/2 years in jail, in a bribery case li...
Kremlin says Putin and Zelenskiy can only meet as final step to clinch a peace deal
MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin said on Friday that a summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy could only happen as a f...