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War Crimes Likely Committed in Syria's Coastal Massacres, UN Commission Says
Date: August 14, 2025
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -War crimes were likely committed by interim government forces as well as by fighters loyal to Syria's former rulers during sectarian violence that culminated in a...
FTSE 100 Hits Record Close as Defence and Financial Stocks Surge
Date: August 14, 2025
(Reuters) -Britain's FTSE 100 was nearly flat on Thursday as advances in defence stocks offset declines in energy and mining shares, while investors assessed the country's latest GDP figures. As of...
Factbox-Which Countries Have Blocked WhatsApp?
Date: August 14, 2025
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Russia on Wednesday became the latest country to restrict some WhatsApp calls, accusing the Meta-owned platform of failing to share information in fraud and terrorism cases. Here...
Exclusive-Trump Ally Erik Prince Plans to Keep Personnel in Haiti for 10 Years to Fight Gangs and Collect Taxes
Date: August 14, 2025
By Anna Hirtenstein and Sarah Morland August 14 (Reuters) - The prominent Donald Trump supporter and private security executive Erik Prince says he plans to keep his forces in Haiti for 10 years...
Israel's Smotrich Launches Settlement Plan to 'bury' Idea of Palestinian State
Date: August 14, 2025
TEL AVIV, (Reuters) -Israeli far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has approved plans for a settlement that would split East Jerusalem from the occupied West Bank, a move his office said would...
Swiss Re Posts 24% Increase in 6-month Profit, Maintains Targets
Date: August 14, 2025
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Reinsurance company Swiss Re said on Thursday that net profit for the first half of 2025 rose a better-than-expected 24%, and it maintained its targets for the full year. The...