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U.N. Security Council urges end to Myanmar violence
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The U.N. Security Council expressed deep concern on Wednesday over increased violence across Myanmar and in a rare statement, agreed by the 15-members, called…
U.S. says worried about increase in attacks by ISIS-K in Afghanistan
By Jonathan Landay and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States is worried about an uptick in attacks by Islamic State's affiliate in Afghanistan and remains deeply concerned about al…
U.S. urges Sudan military to refrain from violence against planned protests -official
By Humeyra Pamuk and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Friday urged Sudan's military coup leaders to refrain from violence against peaceful protesters ahead of planned demonstrations on…
Recognizing Myanmar junta won’t stop violence: outgoing U.N. envoy
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Recognizing Myanmar's junta as the country's government would not stop growing violence, the outgoing United Nations special envoy on Myanmar said on Monday,…
Hezbollah’s Nasrallah says Beirut violence was a dangerous development
By Maha El Dahan and Laila Bassam BEIRUT (Reuters) -The leader of Lebanon's Iran-backed Shi'ite group Hezbollah said on Monday that last week's Beirut violence in which seven Shi'ite Muslims…
Hundreds protest in Bangladesh over religious violence
DHAKA (Reuters) - Hundreds of people protested in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka on Monday calling for an end to religious violence that has gripped the country for four days, leading to…
Hezbollah MP says Thursday’s violence a ‘massacre’, calls for accountability
DUBAI (Reuters) - The deadly clashes that broke out in Beirut on Thursday amounted to a "massacre" and its perpetrators should be held to account, the pro-Iranian al-Mayadeen TV cited…
U.S. willing to delay Ethiopia sanctions if violence ends -Blinken
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States would delay sanctions over the Ethiopia conflict if the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People’s Liberation front "cease ongoing hostilities and enter into ceasefire…
‘Incredible fear’ among women across Afghanistan -U.N. official
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - A lack of clarity on the Taliban's position on women in Afghanistan has generated "incredible fear" across the country, a senior U.N. official…
India concerned by recent escalation in Gaza Strip, says FS Shringla at UN
New York [US], August 30 (ANI): Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Monday (local time) raised concern over the recent escalation of violence in the Gaza Strip and underscored the…
NATO suspends all support to Afghanistan, calls for end to violence
Brussels [Belgium], August 21 (ANI): North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Friday announced that it has suspended all support to war-torn Afghanistan and called for an end to the violence…
Blinken speaks with Abdullah Abdullah, discusses need to reduce violence in Afghanistan
Washington DC [US], August 15 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday spoke with top Afghan peace negotiator Abdullah Abdullah and discussed ongoing developments in Afghanistan and the…
