Sudan begins a cease-fire ahead of a pledging conference to raise funds for humanitarian assistance
Cairo (AP) — Sudan’s warring parties began a cease-fire Sunday morning after two months of fighting pushed the African nation
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Month: June 2023
After escaping the Taliban, hundreds of Afghans languish in Albania in a prolonged US visa process
Associated Press They are hopeful, despite the prolonged bureaucracy, and look to a new life. Almost two years since he fled
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Intel to invest $25 billion in Israel factory in record deal, Netanyahu says
Jerusalem (Reuters) – U.S. chipmaker Intel Corp (INTC.O) will spend $25 billion on a new factory in Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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Key ASEAN members skip Thai-hosted Myanmar talks amid criticism
Bangkok (Reuters) – Thailand’s caretaker government was set to host the foreign minister of Myanmar’s ruling junta at informal regional
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Netanyahu seeks ‘active steps’ on Israel judicial overhaul this week
Jerusalem (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he would pursue “active steps” on a contested judicial
Read MoreHeavy rains lash east Nepal; one dead, 25 missing
Kathmandu (Reuters) – One person was killed and at least 25 others were missing in flash floods and landslides triggered
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India’s Modi seeks African Union’s full membership in G20
New Delhi (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has written to the leaders of the G20 nations proposing the
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India eases curfew in violence-hit Manipur
Guwahati (Reuters) – Indian authorities said on Sunday they had started to relax a curfew imposed in violence-hit Manipur after
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Israel could accept U.S.-Iran nuclear ‘understanding’, senior lawmaker says
Jerusalem (Reuters) – Israel could find acceptable an understanding between its arch-foe Iran and the United States if it includes
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Blinken in China for rare trip amid frosty ties and dim hopes for progress
Beijing (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken began meetings in Beijing on Sunday, the first top American diplomat
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