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Japanese national detained in Iran, Tokyo says, demanding swift release
TOKYO, Feb 25 (Reuters) – Tokyo said on Wednesday that a Japanese national had been detained in Tehran and that it had “strongly demanded” Iranian authorities swiftly release the person. […]
Feature: Gaza youth turn rubble into football pitches, seeking solace from war
GAZA, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) — During Ramadan, about an hour before sunset each day, a sandy field in Gaza City’s northern Sheikh Radwan neighborhood fills with a group of young […]
UK to enforce travel permit requirement on foreign visitors
LONDON, Feb 24 (Reuters) – Starting on Wednesday, visitors to Britain from 85 countries must obtain an electronic permit in advance of their trip or they will be barred from […]
Inside the Mexican country villa that became ‘El Mencho’s’ final refuge
TAPALPA, Mexico, Feb 24 (Reuters) – Feared Mexican cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera, or “El Mencho,” spent his final hours in a luxury villa tucked inside the exclusive Tapalpa Country Club, […]
Mexico weighs legal action after Musk links president to drug cartels
MEXICO CITY, Feb 24 (Reuters) – Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Tuesday she is considering legal action following a comment by tech billionaire Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, […]
UK police conclude search at former home of King Charles’ brother Andrew
Feb 24 (Reuters) – British police said on Tuesday that searches at Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s former home in southeast England had concluded after the former prince was arrested last week on […]
UN chief calls Ukraine war ‘a stain on our collective conscience’
WASHINGTON, Feb 24 (Reuters) – Four years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres said the war there remained “as a stain on our collective conscience” […]
Greek tourism revenues hits record high of 23.6 bln euros in 2025
ATHENS, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) — Greece’s tourism industry reached a new historic high in revenue in 2025, according to a report released Tuesday by the Bank of Greece. Read full […]
Mandelson’s lawyers say his arrest followed ‘baseless suggestion’ he planned to leave UK
LONDON, Feb 24 (Reuters) – Lawyers representing Britain’s former ambassador to the U.S. Peter Mandelson, who has faced scrutiny over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, said his arrest stemmed from […]
Putin orders enhanced protection for defense officials
MOSCOW, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday instructed Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) to enhance the security of officials from the country’s Ministry of Defense and […]