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Thousands of Haitians take to streets to protest surging gang violence
By Yves Pierre Surin Reuters Thousands of Haitians took to the streets in Port-au-Prince on Wednesday to express their anger against armed ...Trump to escalate global trade tensions with ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs on trading partners
By David Lawder and Andrea Shalal Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump was expected to impose sweeping new reciprocal tariffs on global trading partners on ...China raises Taiwan tensions with East China Sea live fire drills
By Joe Cash, Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard Reuters China’s military held long-range, live-fire drills in the East China Sea on Wednesday ...Earthquake compounds Myanmar’s humanitarian crisis as the death toll passes 2,000
The death toll in last week’s massive earthquake in Myanmar has passed 2,000, state media said Monday, as accounts of some people’s last moments ...Convicted war criminal Lubanga announces new rebel group in east Congo
By Sonia Rolley Reuters A convicted war criminal based in Uganda has announced a new rebel movement intent on toppling the government ...‘Pissed off’ at Putin, Trump threatens tariffs on Russian oil if Moscow blocks Ukraine deal
By Andrea Shalal Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he was “pissed off” at Russian President Vladimir Putin and will ...Myanmar quake rescues raise hopes three days after deadly tremblor
Rescuers freed four people from collapsed buildings in Myanmar on Monday, Chinese media reported, offering some hope three days after a massive ...Myanmar earthquake death toll rises as fresh tremors further complicate rescue efforts
A5.1-magnitude earthquake struck near Mandalay, Myanmar’s second-largest city, on Sunday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The tremor was part of ...Martinique’s water woes drive anger at French rule
By Layli Foroudi Reuters In Martinique, a French territory in the Caribbean, tourists flock to crystalline waterfalls nestling in the tropical rainforests. ...Earthquake rescue efforts underway as death toll rises in Myanmar and Thailand
By Hla-Hla Htay and Sebastien Berger, with Thanaporn Promyamyai in Bangkok AFP The death toll from a huge earthquake that hit Myanmar ...