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Pope Leo urges joyful, welcoming Church in speech to Vatican cardinals
VATICAN CITY, Dec 22 (Reuters) – Pope Leo indicated on Monday that he plans to follow the reform agenda of his predecessor Francis, praising the late pontiff’s attempts to make […]
Analysis-Orban’s giveaways still not turning election tide in Hungary
BUDAPEST, Dec 22 (Reuters) – Hungary’s Viktor Orban may have got a brief poll boost last month from a costly pensions sweetener but he faces a race against time before […]
Sweden releases boarded Russian freighter after customs inspection
STOCKHOLM, Dec 22 (Reuters) – Swedish customs has released a Russian ship it boarded over the weekend in order to perform an inspection, with marine tracking data on Monday showing […]
Vietnam’s top leadership talks heat up as Communist Party meets
HANOI, Dec 22 (Reuters) – Senior officials of Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party began a two-day meeting on Monday that is set to select candidates for the country’s leadership positions for […]
South Korea parliament passes bill to launch probe into 2024 Jeju Air crash
SEOUL, Dec 22 (Reuters) – South Korea’s parliament passed a bill on Monday to launch an independent probe into the Jeju Air plane crash in December 2024 that killed 179 […]
Australian state parliament reconvenes to push through stricter gun laws after Bondi mass shooting
SYDNEY, Dec 22 (Reuters) – Australia’s New South Wales state parliament was recalled on Monday to vote on proposed new laws that would impose major curbs on firearm ownership, ban […]
Japan prepares to restart world’s biggest nuclear plant, 15 years after Fukushima
NIIGATA, Japan, Dec 22 (Reuters) – The Japanese region of Niigata is expected to endorse a decision to restart the world’s largest nuclear power plant on Monday, a watershed moment […]
Remaining 130 abducted Nigerian students have been released, president’s spokesman says
YENAGOA, Nigeria, Dec 21 (Reuters) – The remaining 130 Nigerian schoolchildren abducted in November from a Catholic school in Niger state have been released, President Bola Tinubu’s spokesperson said on […]
“Avatar: Fire and Ash” dominates North American box office in opening weekend
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) — Disney and 20th Century’s “Avatar: Fire and Ash” dominated the North American box office in its opening weekend with an estimated three-day total of […]
US envoy Witkoff calls Ukraine talks productive
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, Dec 21 (Reuters) – Talks held between U.S., European and Ukrainian officials over the last three days in Florida aimed at ending Russia’s war in Ukraine […]