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ROME, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said on Friday that contributions to an EU naval mission protecting Red Sea shipping remain insufficient, as Rome presses allies…

By Pesha MagidJERUSALEM, Oct 2 (Reuters) - The head of a left-wing Arab party has dropped out of Israel's election after the country's Supreme Court advised him that a majority…

Authorities have detained nine people including executives of the mining company on suspicion of negligence. 

By Emma Farge and Crispian BalmerGENEVA/ROME, Oct 2 (Reuters) - A former senior UN food agency official has said he has launched an appeal against his dismissal, alleging it was…

Oct 2 (Reuters) - Ethiopian government forces closed in on the capital of the northern rebel stronghold of Tigray onFriday, residents and a diplomat said, as fears grew that fighting…

By Yamaam Al-Shaar , Khalil Ashawi and Nayera AbdallahSWEIDA, Syria Oct 2 (Reuters) - Young people in Syria's Sweida province are unable to progress through school and university due to…

An Indian pilot attacked by his co-pilot aboard a flight from the UAE to Israel said Friday that he "could not let all those people die", in his first public…

By Diego OréMEXICO CITY, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Loud noises still cause anxiety for Mohammed Abed, a Palestinian systems engineer from Gaza. The planes that crisscross the skies of Mexico…

By Olivia Le PoidevinGENEVA, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Hunger in Yemen is accelerating, with a record number of people unable to meet their food needs as conflict intensifies in the…

Indian flydubai captain Smit Machchhar knew he had to act quickly after an alleged in-flight attack by his co-pilot, opening the cockpit door in a "last push" to get help…