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Swiss close in on relaxing restrictions on arms exports
ZURICH, Dec 3 (Reuters) – The Swiss parliament is poised to relax restrictions on weapons exports, a significant but delicate shift that aims to support the domestic arms industry without […]
Turkey slams ex-Iraqi Kurdish leader Barzani over his visit with heavily armed guards
ANKARA, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Turkey demanded an explanation from Iraqi Kurdish officials after former leader Masoud Barzani arrived in a mainly Kurdish Turkish border region last weekend surrounded by […]
A bridge too far? Sicily project tests limits of Italy’s ambitions
ROME, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Minutes after Italy’s powerful Court of Auditors rejected plans to build a bridge from the mainland to the island of Sicily, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni […]
Kremlin says Putin accepted some US proposals on Ukraine and is ready to continue talking
MOSCOW, Dec 3 (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Wednesday that President Vladimir Putin accepted some U.S. proposals aimed at ending the war in Ukraine and rejected others but that […]
South Korea parliament hosts ‘dark tour’ to revisit martial law sites
SEOUL, Dec 3 (Reuters) – More than 200 South Koreans joined a tour of the National Assembly on Wednesday to view parts of the compound associated with last year’s martial […]
King Charles welcomes German president to UK for state visit
WINDSOR, England, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Britain’s King Charles welcomed German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Wednesday at the start of his three-day state visit to Britain, the latest show of […]
Somalis condemn Trump’s insults, though some say he spoke the ‘truth’
MOGADISHU, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Somalis reacted with outrage on Wednesday to Donald Trump’s derogatory remarks about them and their country, although a few also said the U.S. president had […]
Cuba’s electrical grid suffers partial collapse, Havana without power
HAVANA, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Cuba’s electrical grid suffered a partial collapse early on Wednesday, leaving the capital Havana and much of western Cuba in the dark, according to state-run […]
Kenyan lawmakers identify ‘disturbing trend’ of misconduct by British troops
NAIROBI, Dec 3 (Reuters) – A parliamentary inquiry in Kenya has accused British troops training there of a pattern of sexual misconduct and environmental harm that has led the forces […]
Zelenskiy says Ukrainian negotiator Umerov to hold talks in Brussels
KYIV, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Senior Ukrainian negotiator Rustem Umerov will hold talks in Brussels on Wednesday with European leaders’ national security advisers and then visit the United States, Ukrainian […]