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Russian mercenary chief sets out ambitions for an 'army with an ideology'
MOSCOW (Reuters) -The head of Russia's Wagner mercenary force said in an interview published over the weekend that he had ambitions to turn his private military company into an "army with an ideology" that would fight for justice in Russia.
Nicaragua closes Vatican embassy in Managua, Nicaraguan embassy to Vatican - source
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has ordered the closure of the Vatican Embassy in Managua and that of the Nicaraguan Embassy to the Vatican in Rome, a senior Vatican source said on Sunday.
Thirty migrants missing, 17 rescued after boat capsizes in central Mediterranean
ROME (Reuters) -Thirty people are missing and 17 were rescued in the central Mediterranean on Sunday after the boat in which they were travelling from Libya capsized in bad weather, Italy's coast guard said.
'A thin existence': man stranded in Turkey after being refused entry to Britain
Stranded in Turkey since being barred from boarding a flight to Britain more than two months ago, Siyabonga Twala spent his 34th birthday on Saturday away from his son and family in an unfamiliar city.
Ukraine's Zelenskiy: More than 1,100 Russian dead in less than a week in Bakhmut
Russian forces suffered more than 1,100 dead in less than a week of battles near the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, the focal point of fighting in eastern Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday.
Suspected Islamist militants kill 19 in another village raid in east Congo
BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -Suspected Islamist militants killed at least 19 people and burned a medical facility in a raid on a village in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo early on Sunday morning, two regional officials and a resident said.
Police limit anti-government protest in Moldova
Police in Moldova kept several thousand demonstrators away from government buildings on Sunday after officials warned of possible organised disorder at the protest, the latest of a series denouncing pro-European President Maia Sandu.
Saudi-Iran detente: a setback for Israel and wake-up call on US ties
The Saudi-Iran detente sets back Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's efforts to isolate Tehran, but time will tell whether it also hinders his outreach to Riyadh or planning for any eventual military strike against Iranian nuclear sites.
Record-breaking Queensland flood peak predicted for Sunday: forecaster
SYDNEY (Reuters) -A record-breaking flood in Australia's Queensland state was forecast to peak on Sunday, after almost 100 residents of an outback town were moved to higher ground.
Ukraine, Russia say hundreds of enemy troops killed in battle for Bakhmut
(Reuters) -Ukraine and Russia claimed on Saturday that hundreds of enemy troops were killed over the previous 24 hours in the fight for Bakhmut, with Kyiv fending off unabating attacks and a small river that bisects the town now marking the new front line.
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