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MOGADISHU, June 4 (Reuters) – Government troops and militias allied with the opposition exchanged fire overnight and on Thursday morning in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, damaging property and forcing some civilians to flee, residents told Reuters. The violence flared up ahead of planned protests on Thursday over President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s decision to remain in office …
Makki, 47, who cooks Lebanese dishes like couscous stews and traditional kibbeh balls in the Detroit suburb of Dearborn Heights, immigrated to Michigan in 1990. But her heart never left her childhood village of Bint Jbeil, now one of the hardest-hit areas in southern Lebanon. Nearly every Lebanese American has felt the impact of the …
KIRYAT SHMONA, Israel, June 4 (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces plunging support in the electorally vital north where Hezbollah rocket fire has been heaviest, a new poll has shown, putting pressure on him to take a more hawkish stance as elections loom. Wednesday night’s ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon – whether …
IJEVAN, Armenia, June 4 (Reuters) – When Anna Yegoyan first moved from the Armenian capital to the northern mountain town of Ijevan, she had to reach it along bumpy, potholed roads. Years later, she points to newly paved streets and highways as proof of change under Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who grew up there, and …
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Beijing banned four New Zealand lawmakers from traveling to China for a year and demanded they apologize because they visited Taiwan on a parliamentary trip, according to a message from the Chinese embassy conveyed via parliamentary officials and shown to The Associated Press on Thursday. China has hit lawmakers from …
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — When Brazilian João Victor Gonçalves began playing soccer in one of Rio de Janeiro ’s poorest and most violent favelas, little did he know the game would one day allow him to travel abroad and play in an international competition. Last month, along with nine other young boys, he flew …
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A Sherpa guide was found alive on Mount Everest a week after he went missing and a helicopter was flying him to a hospital Thursday, rescuers said. Dawa Sherpa was last seen around May 29 descending the mountain, but he did not make it to base camp even though his client …
STOCKHOLM, June 4 (Reuters) – Sweden’s centre-left opposition parties are expected to win the country’s election for parliament in September, likely ousting the right-wing government, according to an opinion poll released by the national statistics office on Thursday. Swedes go to the polls on September 13 and campaigning is gaining steam with gang crime, cost …
JERUSALEM, June 4 (Reuters) – Israel will continue its operations on the ground in southern Lebanon for the time being and Lebanese residents forced from their homes by Israel would not be able to return, Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Thursday. His comments came a day after Lebanon and Israel said they had agreed …
SYDNEY, June 4 (Reuters) – The Australian state of Victoria on Thursday introduced laws to give authorities more powers to shut down businesses selling illegal tobacco, as new data showed nicotine use has surged across the country. Australia charges a federal tax of about A$1.50 ($1.07) on each individual cigarette to discourage smoking. As a …