By Michelle Nichols Daria Sito-Sucic
UNITED NATIONS/SARAJEVO (Reuters) - The United Nations General Assembly declared July 11 an international day of remembrance of the 1995 Srebrenica genocide in a resolution on Thursday that was strongly opposed by Serbia and Bosnian Serbs.
The massacre of about 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys in 1995, after the U.N. safe zone of Srebrenica was overrun by Bosnian Serb forces, took place during the... (continue reading...)
PARIS (Reuters) - Tesla founder Elon Musk on Thursday told tech investors gathered in Paris that he was against any tax incentives or tariffs that favour electric cars, just as he was against benefits for oil and gas.
"Neither Tesla nor I asked for these tariffs, in fact I was surprised when they were announced", Musk said, referring to such policies recently announced by the United States.
(Reporting by Martin Coulter,... (continue reading...)
(Reuters) - Thirteen Ukrainian children returned on Thursday to their homeland from Russia and Moscow-occupied territories of Ukraine with the cooperation of Qatar, officials in Kyiv said.
"The children have already been met in their homeland," Andriy Yermak, president's chief of staff, said on Telegram.
Moscow handed over six children, aged between 6 and 17, Russia's TASS news agency reported on Wednesday.
Ukraine's human... (continue reading...)
DUBAI (Reuters) - Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa said on Thursday in a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin that there is no reason to postpone the resumption of diplomatic relations between the kingdom and Iran, state news agency reported.
King Hamad added that the kingdom is looking forward to improve its relations with Iran.
Tiny Bahrain, home to the U.S. Navy Fifth Fleet, has long blamed Tehran for stirring up its... (continue reading...)
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's former president Jacob Zuma said he would fight for his rights in a video shared on social media by his political party on Thursday, after the constitutional court barred him from running for parliament in this month's election.
The country's top court ruled on Monday that Zuma's 15-month sentence for contempt of court in 2021 disqualified him from standing in the May 29 vote, as the constitution prohibits anyone... (continue reading...)
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