U.N. Yemen envoy welcomes Houthi detainee release
The United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen, Martin Griffiths, welcomed an offer by Yemen’s Houthi movement to unilaterally release a number of detainees, saying he...
Sri Lankan presidential nominee Rajapaksa faces court test over nationality
A court in Sri Lanka set up a three-judge panel on Monday to hear a petition challenging the citizenship of presidential nominee Gotabaya Rajapaksa, which...
The World in Pictures
Some of the best images of the day taken by Reuters photographers across the globe and selected by our editors....
Saudi Arabia has sent messages to Iran’s president: Iran government spokesman
Saudi Arabia has sent messages to Iran’s president through the leaders of other countries, a spokesman for Tehran’s government said on Monday, at a time...
Hong Kong police expect ‘violent attack’ on sensitive Chinese anniversary
Police expect more violence on Hong Kong’s streets on Tuesday, the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, after a chaotic...
Russia quashes jail sentence for actor after public outcry: RIA
A Russian court on Friday quashed the jail sentence of an aspiring actor whose conviction for injuring a police officer on the sidelines of an...
France bids farewell to ex-president Chirac
A coffin bearing the body of former French president Jacques Chirac, who died last week, received a solemn send-off on Monday from a military honor...
UK’s Prince Harry makes conservation appeal, joins anti-poaching patrol in Malawi
Britain’s Prince Harry appealed on Monday for increased global efforts to protect the environment against human “greed, apathy and selfishness” during a visit to a...
Harry’s Malawi visit: Skype calls with Meghan, presidential talks
Britain’s Prince Harry met with Malawi’s President Peter Mutharika in Linlongwe on Sunday. While it was a solo visit, Meghan stayed in touch with a...
Hurricane Lorenzo poses Azores flood threat even as it weakens
Hurricane Lorenzo could still cause life-threatening flash floods even as it weakens as it approaches Portugal’s Azores archipelago, the National Hurricane Centre said....