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From Japan to Brazil, voters could shake markets in key election year
LONDON, Feb 2 (Reuters) – From Japan to Brazil, elections ‌could add yet more uncertainty this year to markets already whipped by U.S. policy gyrations and heightened geopolitical tension. Read […]
Philippine VP Sara Duterte faces new impeachment complaints
MANILA, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Philippine ‌Vice President Sara Duterte faced another round of impeachment complaints on Monday after surviving attempts to ‌remove her last year, with rights groups and […]
Olivia Dean named Grammy’s best new artist
LOS ANGELES, Feb 1 (Reuters) – – British soul-pop singer Olivia ‌Dean was named best new artist, and hip-hop megastar Kendrick Lamar claimed the prize for best rap album with […]
UK foreign minister says Ethiopia visit to focus on migration
LONDON, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Britain’s ‌foreign minister said she would use a visit to Ethiopia ‌on Monday to focus on measures to try to ‌stem rising numbers of migrants […]
Former UK minister Mandelson quits Labour after new Epstein revelations, media say
LONDON, Feb 1 (Reuters) – Former British government ‌minister Peter Mandelson has resigned as a member of Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s ‌Labour Party after new reports of his ties with […]
Japan PM Takaichi’s party poised for landslide victory, Asahi poll shows
TOKYO, Feb 2 (Reuters) – ‌Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s party ‌is likely to score a landslide victory ‌in next week’s lower house election, a survey by the Asahi newspaper […]
Feature: Robot adds futuristic twist to Chinese New Year Parade in Paris
PARIS, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) — A human-shaped robot set the pace on Paris’s Champs-Elysees on Sunday as hundreds of Chinese and French artists welcomed the Chinese Year of the Horse, […]
Texas Democrat’s win a ‘wake-up call’ for Republicans ahead of 2026 elections
WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (Reuters) – A Democratic candidate won a special ‌election for the Texas state senate by a double-digit margin, taking control from Republicans for the first time in […]
Feature: First flight home — Khartoum’s wounded airport welcomes back the sky
KHARTOUM, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) — A Sudan Airways passenger plane touched down on the newly resurfaced runway of Khartoum International Airport on Sunday, marking the first commercial flight to reach […]
Washington scolds Cuba after crowds heckle US diplomat
HAVANA, Feb 1 (Reuters) – ‌The United States on Sunday accused Cuba of interfering with the work of ‌its top diplomat in Havana after small groups of Cubans jeered at […]