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Italy’s Senate delays rape bill, exposing government rifts
ROME (Reuters) -Italy’s Senate has postponed debate on a landmark bill that would stipulate for the first time that sex without consent constitutes rape, exposing tensions within Prime Minister Giorgia […]
German travel agency Dertour records US slump as politics hits demand
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Dertour, Germany’s leading provider of tours in North America, has recorded a double-digit percentage slump in bookings to the United States since President Donald Trump took office and […]
Germany’s Merz sees signs economy turning corner, IMF says mid-term prospects constrained
BERLIN (Reuters) -German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Wednesday said there were signs the economy is turning a corner following his landmark reform of fiscal rules earlier this year, but the […]
Poland to receive $51 billion from EU’s defence investment programme, PM says
WARSAW (Reuters) -Poland will receive 44 billion euros ($50.91 billion) from the European Union’s SAFE programme to boost its armed forces, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Wednesday. Read […]
Pope’s visit is a blessing for Lebanon’s forgotten psychiatric patients
JAL EL DIB, Lebanon (Reuters) -Staff at Lebanon’s De La Croix Psychiatric Hospital are delighted that Pope Leo’s visit will give its carers and residents, often abandoned by their families, […]
Exclusive-Trump administration seeks major Belarus prisoner release, sources say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration and Belarus are discussing the possible release of at least 100 political prisoners by Minsk soon, three sources familiar with the matter said, in an […]
Kremlin aide Ushakov says he and Witkoff will be in touch about their leaked call
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said on Wednesday that he will be in touch with U.S. presidential envoy Steve Witkoff about the purported leak of a phone conversation between […]
Fire engulfs Hong Kong residential blocks, killing at least four
HONG KONG (AFP): At least four people have been killed when a fire engulfed several high-rise blocks in a Hong Kong residential estate on Wednesday (Nov 26), the government said, […]
Analysis-Brazil environment minister, climate summit star, faces political struggle at home
BELEM, Brazil (Reuters) -Brazilian Environment Minister Marina Silva fought back tears as global diplomats applauded her for several minutes on Saturday in the closing plenary of the COP30 global climate […]
EU urgently seeks agreement on using frozen Russian assets for Ukraine, as US touts other ideas
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union has accelerated efforts to agree on a scheme to use frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine after a U.S.-backed peace plan last week set out […]