Two U.S. soldiers, one interpreter killed in Syria, Pentagon says

WASHINGTON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Two U.S. Army soldiers and a civilian interpreter were killed in an Islamic State attack on Saturday in Palmyra, Syria, where they were supporting counterterrorism ...

US says Belarus agreed to stop balloon flyovers into Lithuania

VILNIUS, Dec 13 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoy John Coale said on Saturday that Belarus President Alexander ...

Tunisian opposition joins forces in protest against President Saied

TUNIS, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Activists and opposition figures from across Tunisia’s political spectrum took to the streets on ...

Ukraine says Russian drone attack hit civilian Turkish vessel

KYIV, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Ukraine’s navy accused Russia of deliberately attacking a civilian Turkish vessel carrying sunflower oil to Egypt with a drone on Saturday, a day after Moscow hit two ...

Coca-Cola holds last-ditch talks in bid to salvage Costa Coffee sale, FT reports

Dec 13 (Reuters) - U.S. soft drinks company Coca-Cola ’s proposed sale of Costa Coffee is at risk of collapse and the company is holding last-ditch talks with private equity firm TDR Capital this ...

Prosecutors need warrant to access files from dismissed Comey case, judge rules

U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly in Washington ruled that while prosecutors must return files seized from Daniel Richman, a law professor and former attorney for Comey, a copy can be ...

Israel issues evacuation warning for village in southern Lebanon ahead of strike

CAIRO, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Israel issued an evacuation warning for a village in southern Lebanon on Saturday ahead of what it said was a planned strike against infrastructure of the Hezbollah militant ...

Rwanda’s actions in eastern Congo a clear violation of accords, Rubio says

WASHINGTON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Rwanda’s actions in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are a "clear violation" of the peace deal signed in Washington under President Donald Trump, U.S. Secretary of ...

Who are the most prominent prisoners released by Belarusian president Lukashenko?

Human rights campaigner Ales Bialiatski became a globally recognised symbol of resistance to the authoritarian rule of ...

US-Syrian military patrol comes under fire in central Syria, officials say

Dec 13 (Reuters) - A convoy of Syrian military forces and U.S. forces from the American-led coalition fighting Islamic State came under fire on Saturday while on patrol in the central Syrian town of ...

Maria Kalesnikava, hero of Belarus opposition, freed after more than 5 years

Kalesnikava, now 43, was a flautist who spent 12 years living in Germany before making what she called an unlikely and unexpected entry into politics.

Israeli military targets senior Hamas commander in Gaza strike

CAIRO/JERUSALEM, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The Israeli military struck a car in Gaza City on Saturday carrying senior Hamas commander Raed Saed, one of the architects of the October 7, 2023, attacks on ...