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Six on trial in UK charged with membership of banned PKK

LONDON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Six Kurdish people went on trial in Britain on Friday charged with membership of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), a militant group banned in its home country Turkey as well as Britain and elsewhere. Prosecutors say the defendants, aged between 24

China's top diplomat Wang Yi postpones visit to Somalia

Jan 9 (Reuters) - Somalia's foreign affairs ministry said on Friday that China's top diplomat Wang Yi had postponed his planned visit to the East African country. Top officials from the ministry told Reuters that the reason for the postponement and a future schedule would be

Kurdish councils in Syria's Aleppo reject evacuation call

Jan 9 (Reuters) - Kurdish councils in Syria's Aleppo said on Friday they would not evacuate neighbourhoods under their control as part of a ceasefire deal to end days of fighting between Kurdish forces and Syrian government fighters. In a statement published by Syrian Kurdish

Syria announces ceasefire with Kurdish fighters in Aleppo

Syria's defence ministry announced a ceasefire in Aleppo on Friday after days of deadly clashes between the army and Kurdish fighters forced thousands of civilians to flee. The violence killed 21 people and was the latest challenge for a country still struggling to forge a new