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Minnesota protesters, agents repeatedly square off while prosecutors quit after Renee Good’s death
MINNEAPOLIS: Federal officers dropped tear gas and sprayed eye irritant at activists Tuesday during another day of confrontations in Minneapolis, while students miles away walked out of a suburban school […]
US civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin dead at 86
Jan 13 (Reuters) – U.S. civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin, arrested at age 15 for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white woman in Montgomery, Alabama, nine […]
UK’s foreign minister to urge NATO to focus on Arctic in Finland and Norway visit
LONDON, Jan 14 (Reuters) – Britain’s foreign minister will visit Finland and Norway on Wednesday, where she will call for NATO to step up its work in the Arctic to […]
Takaichi and Lee end first day of summit on a high note with drum session
TOKYO, Jan 14 (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minster Sanae Takaichi and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung rounded off their summit meeting on Tuesday with an unexpected jam session where […]
North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong says South’s hopes for better relations are an illusion
SEOUL, Jan 13 (Reuters) – North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong, the sister of leader Kim Jong Un, said on Tuesday South Korea’s hope for an improvement in relations is an […]
Iran says US seeking ‘pretext for military intervention’
NEW YORK: Iran’s government on Tuesday accused the United States of seeking to manufacture a pretext for military intervention, after US President Donald Trump threatened “strong action” over the deadly […]
Venezuela’s top lawmaker says over 400 prisoners freed, NGOs say numbers much lower
Jan 13 (Reuters) – Venezuela’s top lawmaker Jorge Rodriguez said on Tuesday that over 400 people had been freed from prison as part of an ongoing release process, although rights […]
Judge suggests visa for college student deported to Honduras in violation of court order
BOSTON, Jan 13 (Reuters) – A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday urged the Trump administration to resolve a “bureaucratic mess” by issuing a student visa to a college student who […]
Japan PM Takaichi mulls Feb 8 snap election, Yomiuri reports
TOKYO, Jan 14 (Reuters) – Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering calling a snap lower house election on February 8 after dissolving the house next week, the Yomiuri newspaper […]
German Foreign Minister Wadephul says there is more consensus than disagreement with the US
WASHINGTON, Jan 13 (Reuters) – German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said on Tuesday that there is more consensus than disagreement with the United States. Read full story Date: 14 January, […]