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Ex-aide to Georgia’s most powerful man released early from prison after guilty plea
TBILISI, Feb 18 (Reuters) – A former aide to Georgia’s most powerful man, who had been sentenced to more than 15 years in prison for embezzling cryptocurrency from his former […]
UN human rights chief raises alarm after drone strikes kill more than 50 civilians in Sudan
GENEVA, Feb 18 (Reuters) – The United Nations human rights chief expressed alarm on Wednesday following reports of more than 50 civilians being killed in drone strikes in Sudan in […]
Kosovo’s Thaci defends innocence ahead of Hague war crimes ruling
PRISTINA, Feb 18 (Reuters) – Kosovo’s former President Hashim Thaci told judges at his war crimes trial in The Hague on Wednesday that justice cannot be served by “prosecuting the […]
Denmark’s king visits Greenland, showing unity in the face of Trump threats
COPENHAGEN, Feb 18 (Reuters) – Denmark’s King Frederik arrived in Nuuk on Wednesday as he embarked on his second visit to Greenland within a year, underscoring unity with the Danish […]
UAE president met US senator Graham in Abu Dhabi
DUBAI, Feb 18 (Reuters) – United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham on Wednesday in Abu Dhabi, the senator said in a […]
EU-India trade deal is what world needs, not tariffs, Finland PM Orpo says
HELSINKI, Feb 18 (Reuters) – The EU-India trade deal will create opportunities and is what the world needs instead of tariffs, Finland’s Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said, after meeting with […]
Argentine maritime workers begin 48-hour strike against labor reform
Feb 18 (Reuters) – Argentine maritime workers from the country’s maritime workers federation FESIMAF began on Wednesday a 48-hour strike impacting cargo ships, the federation said in a statement. Read […]
France opens Epstein probes into human trafficking and tax fraud
PARIS, Feb 18 (Reuters) – France has launched wide-ranging investigations into human trafficking and financial fraud among contacts of the late convicted U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein following the release […]
Court backs Romanian plan to cap judges’ benefits, in win for pro-EU government
BUCHAREST, Feb 18 (Reuters) – Romania’s highest court on Wednesday upheld a government move to raise the retirement age for judges and prosecutors and cap their pensions, delivering a major […]
Russia tells European nations who accuse it of poisoning Navalny with dart frog toxin to provide proof
MOSCOW, Feb 18 (Reuters) – Russia is demanding that European countries who accused Moscow of poisoning Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny with a dart frog toxin provide concrete data to support […]