Newsfeed – World News
Italy’s ruling parties strike deal on electoral law overhaul
ROME, Feb 26 (Reuters) – Italy’s ruling parties have agreed on a sweeping overhaul of the electoral law, two sources said on Thursday, a move opposition parties say is designed […]
Prince Harry trial judge says key witness can give evidence by videolink
LONDON, Feb 26 (Reuters) – A witness whose testimony could decide the outcome of a privacy lawsuit brought by Prince Harry and other high-profile figures against the Daily Mail’s publisher […]
US proposes severing Swiss bank from financial system over alleged Iran, Russia links
WASHINGTON, Feb 26 (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday proposed a rule that, if finalized, would sever MBaer Merchant Bank AG’s access to the U.S. financial system on […]
German court grants injunction to AfD party, suspending ‘extremist’ classification by spy agency
BERLIN, Feb 26 (Reuters) – Germany’s (BfV) domestic intelligence service must not refer to the Alternative for Germany (AfD) as right-wing extremist for now, Cologne’s administrative court ruled on Thursday […]
Czech Republic ‘certainly not’ on path to higher defence spending, says Babis
PRAGUE, Feb 26 (Reuters) – The Czech Republic is “certainly not” setting a path to reach higher defence spending despite rising NATO targets, Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on Thursday, […]
UN World Food Programme chief Cindy McCain to step down for health reasons
ROME, Feb 26 (Reuters) – Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Cindy McCain plans to step down from the role in three months to focus on […]
Cindy McCain announces departure as head of UN World Food Programme
WASHINGTON, Feb 26 (Reuters) – Cindy McCain intends to step down as head of the United Nations World Food Programme, she said on Thursday, months after she suffered a mild […]
Denmark to hold parliamentary election as Frederiksen bets on Greenland crisis boost
COPENHAGEN, Feb 26 (Reuters) – Denmark will hold a parliamentary election on March 24, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen announced on Thursday, seeking to capitalise on a surge in support for […]
RSF-led violence in al-Fashir bears ‘hallmarks of genocide’, say key UN nations
Feb 26 (Reuters) – Violence by Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group in the Sudanese city of al-Fashir bears “the hallmarks of genocide”, the foreign ministers of the Sudan core group […]
Grenfell families urge UK government to preserve tower’s walls bearing handprints
LONDON, Feb 26 (Reuters) – Family members of those who died in London’s 2017 Grenfell Tower fire called on Thursday for the government to preserve sections of its stairwell walls […]