A court in Cyprus on Friday sentenced an Azeri man to 6-1/2 years in jail on charges of conspiracy, his lawyer said, after prosecutors earlier dropped charges he planned terrorist attacks against Israelis living on the island.Reuters logo
G20 envoys have agreed on a draft leaders' declaration ahead of this weekend's summit in Johannesburg without U.S. input, four sources familiar with the matter said on Friday.A man walks past a G20 South Africa 2025 sign inside the secured area of the G20 Summit venue at the Nasrec Expo centre, ahead of the summit scheduled for November 22–23 in Johannesburg, South Africa. November 21, 2025. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko
A British former member of the European parliament and ex-leader of the populist Reform UK in Wales was jailed for more than 10 years on Friday after admitting taking about 40,000 pounds ($52,344) in bribes to make pro-Russian speeches and statements.An undated handout photo released by the Metropolitan Police of Nathan Gill, a British former member of the European Parliament and ex-leader of Reform UK in Wales, who has been jailed for 10 and a half years for bribery at London's Old Bailey, November 21, 2025. Metropolitan Police/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.
The United States has drafted a 28-point peace plan for ending the war in Ukraine which is being studied by Kyiv, Moscow and interested countries in Europe.The site of the Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine, November 21, 2025. REUTERS/Nina Liashonok
Turkish lawmakers overseeing the disarmament of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militant group will visit its jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan in his island prison, state broadcaster TRT Haber said on Friday.A portrait of jailed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan and a sign with the words "Serok Apo," are displayed on a hillside in the Qandil mountains, Iraq, October 26, 2025. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani
Pope Leo was presented on Friday with a copy of a U.S. Senate resolution commemorating the victims of a shooting in August at a Minnesota Catholic Church and school, given to him by Senator Amy Klobuchar, one of the bill's co-sponsors.Pope Leo XIV and U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) pose for a photo with a copy of a U.S. Senate bill commemorating the victims of the shooting at a Minnesota Catholic church and school, at the Vatican, November 21, 2025. Simone Risoluti/Vatican Media/Handout via REUTERS
The European Commission opened a case against Slovakia on Friday over what it said was a breach of EU law after the country amended its constitution to assert national sovereignty over matters such as gender and family law.Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico speaks during an event to mark the 130th anniversary of construction of the Maria Valeria Bridge in Esztergom, Hungary, September 28, 2025. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo/File Photo
Islamic State-linked rebels have killed 89 civilians in multiple attacks in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's Lubero territory, the U.N. peacekeeping mission in the Central African country, known as MONUSCO, said on Friday.Democratic Republic of Congo military personnel (FARDC) patrol against the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) and the National Army for the Liberation of Uganda (NALU) rebels near Beni in North-Kivu province, December 31, 2013. REUTERS/Kenny Katombe/File Photo
Medecins Sans Frontieres said on Friday that its medical teams in Gaza had treated Palestinian women and children this week for injuries from Israeli airstrikes and gunfire, almost six weeks into a fragile Israel-Hamas ceasefire.Mourners react as they attend the funeral of Palestinians who, according to medics, were killed in overnight Israeli strikes, at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, November 20, 2025. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
President Donald Trump's Golden Dome missile defense initiative is facing significant delays, hampered by the 43-day government shutdown and lack of a clear plan to spend the first $25 billion appropriated for the program this summer.REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
An Indian Tejas fighter jet crashed in a ball of fire in front of horrified spectators during an aerial display at the Dubai Airshow on Friday, and the Indian Air Force said it was setting up a court of inquiry to investigate the cause.Firefighters work at the site of a crash involving an Indian-made HAL Tejas fighter jet at the Dubai Air Show, United Arab Emirates, November 21, 2025, in this handout picture obtained from social media. Government of Dubai Media Office/Handout via REUTERS
The United States has threatened to cut intelligence sharing and weapons supplies for Ukraine to press it into agreeing to the framework of a U.S.-brokered peace deal, two people familiar with the matter said.Emergency responders work to retrieve the bodies of residents who were killed when a Russian missile hit an apartment building on Wednesday, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Ternopil, Ukraine, November 21, 2025. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Israeli forces killed two Palestinian teenagers during an overnight raid on a town near Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, residents said, as violence surges in the territory with a growing number of dead.Relatives of one of two Palestinians, who were killed in an Israeli raid, react near their body ahead of their funeral, at a hospital in Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank November 21, 2025. REUTERS/Ismael Khader
Chinese diplomats airing hawkish views, known as "wolf warriors", have returned to the global stage, drumming up criticism of Japan's prime minister in countries that suffered from its military actions during World War Two.A post on X by China's embassy in Manila on Japan, featuring four caricatures, in this illustration photo taken November 21, 2025. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration
Ukraine said on Friday its forces were holding defensive lines in the northern part of the embattled eastern city of Pokrovsk and were blocking attempts by Russian troops to advance further.Servicemen of the National Police Special Purpose Battalion (not pictured) fire a howitzer towards Russian troops at a position in a front line, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the town of Pokrovsk in Donetsk region, Ukraine November 20, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer
Chinese cruise operators are scrambling to avoid Japanese ports as Beijing and Tokyo engage in a diplomatic dispute, which is expected to spur demand for tourism in South Korea, according to sources and cruise schedules reviewed by Reuters.A general view shows Nagasaki port, which was among the few gateways to the outside world during Japan’s two-century national isolation policy that lasted until around 1850, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan September 29, 2020. Picture taken September 29, 2020. REUTERS/Leika Kihara
At least five people, including a child, were killed and around 100 injured when a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Bangladesh on Friday, the government said, with buildings damaged in many areas including the densely populated capital Dhaka.Men mourn the death of their relatives outside a hospital morgue following an earthquake in Dhaka, Bangladesh, November 21, 2025. REUTERS/Kazi Salahuddin
Bulgaria has arrested 35 people linked to a criminal network involved in large-scale trafficking of cultural goods across Europe, BTA news agency reported on Thursday, quoting the head of the country's anti-organised crime unit.Various cultural items and artefacts found at the property during a police raid at an unknown location, Bulgaria, in this screen grab from a handout video released on November 20, 2025. EUROPOL/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. DIGITAL: EDITORIAL USE ONLY.
Valery Gerasimov, the chief of Russia's general staff, told President Vladimir Putin on Thursday that Moscow's forces controlled more than 75% of the city of Pokrovsk and were advancing in the face of "stubborn resistance".An artilleryman of the 152nd Separate Jaeger Brigade fires a howitzer towards Russian troops, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the frontline town of Pokrovsk in Donetsk region, Ukraine October 15, 2025. REUTERS/Anatolii Stepanov
