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Ratko Mladic, former general convicted of Bosnia genocide, dies

By Ivana Sekularac and Anthony Deutsch BELGRADE/THE HAGUE, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Ratko Mladic, convicte...

27th August, 2026

Image for Tunisian hospital receives 19 bodies after migrant boat sinks
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Tunisian hospital receives 19 bodies after migrant boat sinks

By Tarek Amara TUNIS, Aug 24 (Reuters) - A hospital in the southern Tunisian city of Ben Guerdane ha...

24th August, 2026

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German spy agency opens helpline for those exiled from Russia, China

FRANKFURT, Aug 20 (Reuters) - People exiled in Germany under threat or attack from agents of their r...

20th August, 2026

Image for Israel admits its troops killed 5-year-old Hind Rajab in Gaza, opens criminal probe
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Israel admits its troops killed 5-year-old Hind Rajab in Gaza, opens criminal probe

By Rami Ayyub and Nidal al-Mughrabi JERUSALEM/CAIRO, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Israel's military acknowledg...

19th August, 2026

Image for Migrant women tell of sexual harassment in Spain's crisis-hit Ceuta
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Migrant women tell of sexual harassment in Spain's crisis-hit Ceuta

By Maria Alejandra Cardona and David Latona CEUTA, Spain, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Some women who entered...

18th August, 2026

Image for Russia jails anti-war politician for 11 years in further clampdown on dissent
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Russia jails anti-war politician for 11 years in further clampdown on dissent

By Mark Trevelyan LONDON, Aug 17 (Reuters) - A senior member of Russia's liberal Yabloko party was s...

17th August, 2026

Image for Assad-era officer convicted in Austria returns to Syria a free man, sources say
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Assad-era officer convicted in Austria returns to Syria a free man, sources say

By Feras Dalatey and Ludwig Burger DAMASCUS/FRANKFURT, Aug 14 (Reuters) - A former Syrian security o...

14th August, 2026

Image for Israeli settlers divert Palestinian water to fill West Bank pool
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Israeli settlers divert Palestinian water to fill West Bank pool

By Pesha Magid FASAYIL, West Bank, Aug 14 (Reuters) - On a searing summer day, Israeli settlers spla...

14th August, 2026

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EU, 26 countries condemn Iran's executions of protesters

PARIS, Aug 12 (Reuters) - The EU and 26 countries condemned Iran's executions of protesters in a joi...

12th August, 2026

Image for Ukrainian prisoners recount torture, sexual abuse while in Russian detention
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Ukrainian prisoners recount torture, sexual abuse while in Russian detention

By David Brunnstrom and Andrea Shalal Aug 10 (Reuters) - Former Ukrainian detainees and Ukrainian of...

11th August, 2026

Image for Spain plans burials, seeks identities of those killed in Ceuta migrant rush
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Spain plans burials, seeks identities of those killed in Ceuta migrant rush

By Joan Faus, Jaime Lopez and Zakia Abdennebi BARCELONA/CEUTA/RABAT, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Police and fo...

7th August, 2026

Image for Russia bans Human Rights Foundation chaired by Yulia Navalnaya as 'undesirable'
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Russia bans Human Rights Foundation chaired by Yulia Navalnaya as 'undesirable'

LONDON, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Russia has designated the New York-based Human Rights Foundation, chaired...

7th August, 2026