Capture of ships by US, Iran violates international law, shipping body says
A prominent shipping organisation has condemned the United States and Iran’s tit-for-tat capture of commercial ships and is calling for
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Middle East
Palestinian local elections give some Gazans a chance to vote for the first time in years
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Ali Sawafta CAIRO/RAMALLAH, April 25 (Reuters) – Palestinians were voting in local elections on Saturday that
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Crunch nuclear proliferation meeting at UN amid raging global wars
Signatories of the landmark nuclear non-proliferation treaty will meet at the UN from Monday as hopes fade they can reach
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Palestinians to vote in first elections since Gaza war
Palestinians in the West Bank and a central area of Gaza head to the polls Saturday for municipal elections in
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Russia's Lavrov says US discarding international conventions, pursuing its own interests
April 24 (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused the United States of abandoning internationally recognised diplomatic conventions in
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US legal adviser says Iran war justified by Tehran's 'aggression' over decades
By Simon Lewis and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, April 24 (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department’s top lawyer has argued that
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Witkoff and Kushner headed to Pakistan for Iran talks, White House says
WASHINGTON, April 24 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner will travel to
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Ukraine, Russia swap 193 prisoners of war each in US, UAE-facilitated exchange
KYIV/MOSCOW, April 24 (Reuters) – Ukraine and Russia conducted a prisoner of war swap on Friday, sending back 193 captured
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UN says Israeli strikes in Lebanon, Hezbollah rockets into Israel may breach international law
By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, April 24 (Reuters) – The U.N. human rights office said on Friday it has documented
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Syria arrests Amjad Youssef, Tadamoun massacre perpetrator: What to know
Syrian authorities said Friday that they arrested Amjad Youssef, a former military officer and alleged perpetrator of the 2013 Tadamoun
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