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World 20 Jan 2025 | 10:09 PM

Exclusive-Trump to pull nearly 1,660 Afghan refugees from flights, say US official, advocate

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Nearly 1,660 Afghans cleared by the U.S. government to resettle in the U.S., including family members of active-duty U.S. military personnel, are having their flights canceled under President Donald Trump's order suspending U.S. refugee programs, a U.S. official and a leading refugee resettlement advocate said on Monday.

World 30 Oct 2024 | 06:07 PM

North Korea deployment could lengthen, broaden Ukraine war, US warns

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -North Korea's deployment to Russia to aid its war against Ukraine has the potential to lengthen the already 2-1/2-year old conflict and draw in additional actors, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Wednesday.

World 20 Dec 2022 | 09:28 PM

Taliban release two Americans detained in Afghanistan - State Department

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Afghanistan's ruling Taliban on Tuesday released two American nationals in what appeared to be a goodwill gesture, said State Department spokesperson Ned Price, who indicated that the militants were holding other U.S. citizens.

World 24 Mar 2022 | 02:52 PM

U.S. announces new Russia sanctions over Ukraine invasion

BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States and its allies on Thursday ramped up pressure on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, as Washington imposed fresh sanctions on dozens of Russian defense companies, hundreds of members of its parliament and the chief executive of the country's largest bank.

World 6 May 2022 | 10:01 AM

Amnesty says evidence shows Russian troops committed war crimes near Kyiv

KYIV, Ukraine (Reuters) -Amnesty International said on Friday there was compelling evidence that Russian troops had committed war crimes, including extrajudicial executions of civilians, when they occupied an area outside Ukraine's capital in February and March.

World 17 Nov 2021 | 08:47 PM

U.N. envoy says Islamic State now appears present in all Afghan provinces

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.N. envoy to Afghanistan on Wednesday delivered a bleak assessment of the situation following the Taliban takeover, saying that an affiliate of the Islamic State group has grown and now appears present in nearly all 34 provinces.

World 9 June 2021 | 05:59 PM

Opposition leader says Belarus has become 'North Korea of Europe'

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko's crackdown on pro-democracy protests and the independent media is turning his nation into "the North Korea of Europe," the country's opposition leader told U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday.

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