Husband of Iranian rights lawyer arrested: Amnesty
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Husband of Iranian rights lawyer arrested: Amnesty

GENEVA (Reuters) – The husband of detained Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh was himself arrested on Tuesday, Amnesty International…
Saving Turkey’s turtles from builders and boats
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Saving Turkey’s turtles from builders and boats

DALYAN, Turkey (Reuters) – June Haimoff first stumbled across a loggerhead turtle on Turkey’s southern coast more than 30 years…
Amid problems, Macron names new environment minister in reshuffle
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Amid problems, Macron names new environment minister in reshuffle

    French President Emmanuel Macron appointed a former Green lawmaker as his new environment minister on Tuesday, hoping to…
Protester killed in Basra during clashes with security forces
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Protester killed in Basra during clashes with security forces

BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) – Hundreds of people gathered near a provincial government building in Iraq’s southern oil hub Basra on…
UN sees ‘moment of truth’ for Syria political process
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UN sees ‘moment of truth’ for Syria political process

GENEVA (Reuters) – Talks between major powers this month on setting up a committee to lead constitutional reform in Syria…
Myanmar media, activists condemn conviction of Reuters reporters
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Myanmar media, activists condemn conviction of Reuters reporters

  Several Myanmar news outlets and dozens of civil society groups denounced the jailing of two Reuters reporters for seven…
Trump warns Syria not to ‘recklessly attack’ Idlib province
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Trump warns Syria not to ‘recklessly attack’ Idlib province

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump on Monday warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his allies Iran and Russia…
Europe demand for more talks does not help Iran nuclear deal, cleric says
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Europe demand for more talks does not help Iran nuclear deal, cleric says

(Reuters) – Europe is not helping preserve the agreement on Iran’s nuclear program by asking for additional negotiations on issues…
Vietnam jails two Vietnamese-Americans for 14 years over bomb plots
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Vietnam jails two Vietnamese-Americans for 14 years over bomb plots

  A Vietnamese court found two Vietnamese-Americans guilty of terrorism on Wednesday and sentenced them to 14 years in prison…
As fighter jets streak overhead, McCain is buried in Annapolis
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As fighter jets streak overhead, McCain is buried in Annapolis

  Fighter jets roared over the US Naval Academy on Sunday in a final tribute to former Senator John McCain…
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