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Pope Leo tells Turkish first lady he might visit Turkey in November, presidency says
ISTANBUL and VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo told Turkish First Lady Emine Erdogan that he aims to visit Turkey at the end of November, according to a readout of their […]
Military aid increasingly focuses on boosting Ukraine’s defence industry
WIESBADEN, Germany (Reuters) -Fenced off behind barbed wire, about 350 soldiers from 31 countries including Ukrainians work in a hangar and air-conditioned green tents at a U.S. military base in […]
UK top court gives landmark ruling on ex-UBS banker’s divorce case
LONDON (Reuters) -The ex-wife of a former UBS executive on Wednesday lost an appeal against her divorce award at Britain’s top court, in a ruling lawyers said could have implications […]
Russia urges Azerbaijan to repair ties with Moscow amid diplomatic crisis
MOSCOW/BAKU (Reuters) -The Russian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday urged Azerbaijan to restore its ties with Moscow to a level befitting “strategic cooperation” after saying that certain forces were trying to […]
Germany says Russia using media platform Red to sow discontent
BERLIN (Reuters) -Russia is using the online media outlet Red to sow discontent in German society as part of a disinformation campaign waged alongside its war in Ukraine, the foreign […]
France’s Le Pen hands Bayrou a lifeline, but budget will test her patience
PARIS (Reuters) -French far right leader Marine Le Pen may have decided to let Prime Minister Francois Bayrou survive this time round, but his days might be numbered. Read full […]
Don’t relax pressure on Lukashenko, freed Belarus dissident tells the West
VILNIUS (Reuters) -The West needs to keep up pressure on Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko to try to force democratic change, newly released dissident Siarhei Tsikhanouski told Reuters. Read full story […]
Exclusive-Rwanda exercises command and control over M23 rebels, say UN experts
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Rwanda has exercised command and control over M23 rebels during their advance in eastern Congo, gaining political influence and access to mineral-rich territory, according to a confidential […]
Australia says it cancelled Kanye West’s visa over ‘Heil Hitler’ song
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Kanye West, also known as Ye, has had his Australian visa cancelled after he released “Heil Hitler”, a song promoting Nazism, the country’s home affairs minister said on […]
Lithuania charges three with defacing anti-Soviet monument
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -A Lithuanian prosecutor said on Wednesday he had charged three people with defacing a monument to an anti-Soviet resistance leader in January 2024, and that Russian intelligence was […]