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The German Interior Ministry wants to stop migrants ever reaching Europe’s Mediterranean coast by picking them up at sea and returning them to Africa, the Welt am Sonntag newspaper reported…

By Reuters Islamist rebels have intensified their attacks in Somalia, detonating larger, more sophisticated devices, bringing in more foreign expertise and doubling the death toll from last year, experts said.…

Reuters Russia on Thursday criticized U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon’s decision to fire a Kenyan peacekeeping commander in South Sudan as premature, saying the mission there was now “in ruins” after…

South Africa’s Jacob Zuma faces a no-confidence vote in parliament next week with his presidency mired in crisis, after investigators documented allegations of government corruption and thousands of people took…

At least 239 migrants have died in two shipwrecks off Libya, the United Nations said on Thursday. Carlotta Sami, a spokeswoman for the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR, said the information…

By Reuters England’s High Court ruled on Thursday that the British government requires parliamentary approval to trigger the process of exiting the European Union, a major upset for Prime Minister…

A collapsed building is seen after an earthquake in Visso, central Italy, October 27, 2016. REUTERS/Max Rossi By Reuters A strong earthquake hit the same area of central Italy on…

By Reuters South African President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday dropped his court bid to delay the release of a report over alleged influence peddling in government as thousands marched in…

By Reuters United Nations peacekeepers failed to respond to an attack on civilians by South Sudanese government troops at the Hotel Terrain in the capital Juba in July, less than…