Floods submerge refugee camps in northern Syria
Floods have hit several refugee camps in northern Syria this week, creating what rights monitors say are catastrophic conditions. from Reuters Video: World News https://reut.rs/2ETOTVw
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Egypt kills suspected militants after bus bomb
Egyptian security forces have killed 40 suspected militants in three separate incidents in North Sinai and Giza, the ministry of interior said on Saturday, a day after a deadly bombing on a Vietnamese tourist bus in Giza killed four people. from Reuters Video: World News https://reut.rs/2LERyDL
PERSPECTIVES: Kim Jong Un, the Statesman
This year, Kim Jong Un put on a new face for the world. He's been busy meeting with leaders like Donald Trump, Xi Jinping and Moon Jae-in, while halting North Korea's nuclear testing. But Reuters' Josh Smith asks, could that all be reversed? from Reuters Video: World News https://reut.rs/2F086FQ
Morocco arrests Swiss national in tourist murders
Morocco has arrested a Swiss national in connection with the killing of two Scandinavian women, according to the counter-terrorism agency. from Reuters Video: World News https://reut.rs/2EWZMG8
Retrial for Canadian jailed for drug charges in China
A Chinese court ordered a retrial of a Canadian citizen on drug smuggling charges on Saturday after prosecutors said his sentence of 15 years was too light - a case that could further test relations between Beijing and Ottawa. from Reuters Video: World News https://reut.rs/2VhzS5D
U.S. may let Kurdish allies in Syria keep weapons
U.S. commanders planning for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria are recommending that Kurdish fighters battling Islamic State be allowed to keep U.S.-supplied weapons, four U.S. officials said, a move that would likely anger NATO ally Turkey. from Reuters Video: World News https://reut.rs/2QaEXJ8
Yemen’s Houthis start redeployment in Hodeidah as part of U.N. deal
Yemen's Houthi forces have started to redeploy from the port of the Red Sea city of Hodeidah as part of a U.N.-sponsored peace agreement signed in Sweden earlier this month, a U.N. source and a spokesman for the group said on Saturday (December 29). Rough cut (no reporter narration). from Reuters Video: World News https://reut.rs/2BKoFBC
Italy opposition protests outside parliament against government budget
Italy's opposition protested on Saturday outside parliament against the government's 2019 budget which won confidence in a gruelling vote. Rough cut (no reporter narration). from Reuters Video: World News https://reut.rs/2QVYWk3
Congo cartoonist prepares to sketch new president
After 18 years, Thembo Kashauri, Democratic Republic of Congo's pre-eminent political cartoonist, is preparing to draw a new president as the country readies to elect a new leader. from Reuters Video: World News https://reut.rs/2Vhiluf
Palestinians hold funeral for man killed by Israeli gunfire during border protests
Mourners in Khan Younis, Gaza, on Saturday (December 29) held a funeral for a Palestinian man who was killed during protests along the border with Israel on Friday (December 28). Rough cut (no reporter narration). from Reuters Video: World News https://reut.rs/2SpxCHv