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CHISINAU (Reuters) -Parliament in ex-Soviet Moldova voted on Thursday to hold a referendum on October 20 on European Union membership simultaneously with a presidential election.

Membership of the EU is the cornerstone of the policies of President Maia Sandu, who singles out Russia and corruption as the two biggest threats to the sovereignty of the country lying between Ukraine and Romania.

Moldova has been buffeted by Russia's invasion of... (continue reading...)

By Nafisa Eltahir and Khalid Abdelaziz

CAIRO/DUBAI (Reuters) - Residents are fleeing missile fire and sheltering without food and water amid escalating fighting in the Sudanese city of al-Fashir, witnesses and aid workers said, adding to fears of an all-out battle.

The city is the Sudanese army's last stronghold in the western Darfur region. Its capture would be a major boost for the rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF) as regional and... (continue reading...)

LONDON (Reuters) - From Andy Warhol's colourful depiction of Queen Elizabeth II to Cecil Beaton's pictures of her sister Princess Margaret, a new exhibition looks at portrait photography of Britain's royal family over the last 100 years.

"Royal Portraits: A Century of Photography", which opens at The King’s Gallery in Buckingham Palace on Friday, features more than 150 photographic prints, proofs and documents from the Royal Collection and the Royal... (continue reading...)

N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - Chad's constitutional council on Thursday declared interim President Mahamat Idriss Deby winner of the central African nation's disputed May 6 presidential election with 61% of the vote, after earlier rejecting appeals to cancel or partially cancel the election.

(Reporting by Mahamat Ramadane; Writing by Bate Felix; Editing by Alex Richardson)

(Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) said on Thursday it is looking whether more regulations are needed to prevent money laundering and illicit finance.

Closing legal and regulatory gaps is a top priority, FinCEN said.

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Scrutiny of illicit and terrorism financing has mounted in the aftermath of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel and Russia's invasion... (continue reading...)