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At the moment he was elected, Pope Leo told God: ‘You’re in charge’
ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT, Dec 2 (Reuters) – Pope Leo revealed on Tuesday that at the moment of his election as leader of the 1.4 billion-member Catholic Church, he turned […]
Pope Leo urges US not to attempt military ouster of Venezuela’s Maduro
ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT, Dec 2 (Reuters) – Pope Leo urged U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday not to try to oust Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro using military force. […]
Former Honduran president released from U.S. prison after Trump pardon
WASHINGTON, Dec 2 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump, who has painted himself as a warrior against illegal drugs, pardoned former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who was released from a U.S. […]
German conservatives pass trial vote on pension reform in win for coalition
BERLIN, Dec 2 (Reuters) – Conservative legislators in Germany voted by a large majority in favour of a contested pension reform package in what had been billed as a trial […]
Romania seeks judicial pension reform again after first try thwarted
BUCHAREST, Dec 2 (Reuters) – Romania’s government sought fast-track parliamentary approval on Tuesday for a bill raising the retirement age for judges and prosecutors and capping their pensions after the […]
UK police must act urgently to prevent sex crimes against women, says report
LONDON, Dec 2 (Reuters) – Police in Britain must act urgently to prevent sexual offences against women and girls and have shown a “troubling lack of momentum and ambition”, an […]
Putin threatens to ‘cut Ukraine off from the sea’ after attacks on tankers
MOSCOW, Dec 2 (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened on Tuesday to sever Ukraine’s access to the sea in response to drone attacks on tankers of Russia’s “shadow fleet” […]
Indonesia, Dutch sign deal to repatriate two convicts, one on death row
JAKARTA, Dec 2 (Reuters) – Indonesia and the Netherlands on Tuesday signed a deal to repatriate two elderly Dutch prisoners convicted of drug offences, officials said, one of whom was […]
Honduras election remains virtually tied as former president is released from U.S. prison
TEGUCIGALPA, Dec 2 (Reuters) – Honduran electoral workers have begun counting vote tallies by hand with the two presidential front runners, Nasry Asfura and Salvador Nasralla, still locked in a […]
Imran Khan healthy but cut off in jail, sister says as family seeks access
LAHORE, Pakistan, Dec 2 (Reuters) – Imran Khan, Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister, is in good physical health but facing isolation and psychological strain, his sister said on Tuesday, after […]