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Landslide kills 6 bus passengers in central Vietnam
HANOI (Reuters) -At least six people were killed in central Vietnam when a bus carrying them was hit by a landslide on Sunday evening, state media reported on Monday, as heavy […]
Asbestos contamination forces schools in Australia, New Zealand to close
SYDNEY (Reuters) -More than 70 schools in Australia and New Zealand were closed on Monday for cleaning after asbestos was discovered in widely used children’s play sand products. Read full […]
Measure to allow foreign military bases in Ecuador fails in vote
QUITO (Reuters) -A measure that would allow the return of foreign military bases to Ecuador looked set to fail in a Sunday referendum, as a count of more than 80% […]
Three killed, 10 wounded in Russian missile strike on Kharkiv region, Ukraine says
(Reuters) -A Russian missile strike on the eastern Ukrainian city of Balakliia killed three people and wounded 10, including three children, a regional military official in the Kharkiv region said […]
Zelenskiy in France to seal air defence, warplane deals
PARIS (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is expected on Monday to seal deals with France on a supply of air-defence capabilities, warplanes and missiles, seeking to bolster his army’s long-term […]
Australia rules out co-hosting climate summit with Turkey
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday that Australia would not co-host the COP31 climate summit with Turkey amid an ongoing stalemate between the two countries. Read full […]
Trump says Republicans drafting bill to sanction countries that trade with Russia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump said on Sunday that Republicans are working on legislation that will impose sanctions on any country doing business with Russia, and he said Iran may […]
Trump says he could have talks with Venezuela’s Maduro
(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that his administration may be open to talks with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who faces increasing pressure from the United States amid […]
Bus crash in Ecuador kills at least 12 people
QUITO (Reuters) -A bus crash in Simiatug, in central Ecuador has killed at least 12 people, the country’s disaster agency said on social media on Sunday, and injured at least […]
South Korea’s new president, injured as a child labourer, cracks down on ‘workplaces of death’
DANGJIN, South Korea (Reuters) -South Korean Kim Yong-ho thought he would die within seconds after a 200-kilogram (441-pound) industrial press at a Hyundai Steel plant sprang to life during maintenance […]