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Headquarters of France’s hard-left party evacuated after bomb threat, lawmaker says
PARIS, Feb 18 (Reuters) – The headquarters of France’s hard-left France Unbowed (LFI) party have been evacuated after a bomb threat, LFI’s national coordinator Manuel Bompard said on Wednesday. Read […]
Turkish lawmakers to vote on report advancing PKK peace process
ANKARA, Feb 18 (Reuters) – A Turkish parliamentary commission was set to vote on Wednesday on adopting a draft report to facilitate the disarmament of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party […]
Thailand talks with post-election Myanmar as “bridge” to ASEAN
BANGKOK, Feb 18 (Reuters) – Thailand’s foreign minister will meet his Myanmar counterpart on Wednesday in a bid to chart a path towards peace in a civil war-ravaged Myanmar with […]
Foreign spies can see Telegram messages sent by Russian soldiers in Ukraine, Ifax cites minister
MOSCOW, Feb 18 (Reuters) – Russia’s minister for digital development Maksud Shadayev said on Wednesday that foreign intelligence services are able to see messages sent by Russian soldiers fighting in […]
Ukraine-Russia peace talks enter second day in Geneva with pressure on Kyiv
GENEVA, Feb 18 (Reuters) – Negotiators from Ukraine and Russia were due to begin a second day of talks in Geneva on Wednesday, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the […]
Australia to ban citizen from returning to country under rarely-used terror laws
SYDNEY, Feb 18 (Reuters) – Australia said on Wednesday it would temporarily ban one of its citizens held in a Syrian camp from returning to the country, under rarely-used powers […]
Nordic region seeks deeper ties with Greenland after Trump threats
COPENHAGEN, Feb 18 (Reuters) – Nordic government ministers will meet in Denmark on Wednesday to discuss elevating Greenland and two other autonomous territories to equal status in a regional forum, […]
ECB President Lagarde plans to quit before Macron’s term ends, FT reports
FRANKFURT, Feb 18 (Reuters) – European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde plans to leave her job before next year’s French presidential election to allow Emmanuel Macron to have an input […]
South Korea says civilians sent drones to North Korea, harming inter-Korean ties
SEOUL, Feb 18 (Reuters) – South Korea’s Unification Minister Chung Dong-young said on Wednesday that three civilians had sent drones to North Korea four times since President Lee Jae Myung […]
Philippine Vice President Duterte to run for president in 2028 elections
MANILA, Feb 18 (Reuters) – Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte will run for the presidency in the country’s 2028 elections, she told a press conference on Wednesday. Read full story […]