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New Zealand parliament confirms unprecedented lengthy suspension of Indigenous lawmakers
WELLINGTON (Reuters) -New Zealand’s parliament agreed on historically lengthy suspensions for three Indigenous lawmakers who last year performed a haka, a traditional Maori dance, disrupting the reading of a controversial […]
Germany will need thousands more troops under new NATO targets, says defence minister
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Germany will need around 50,000 to 60,000 additional active troops under the new NATO targets, German defence minister Boris Pistorius said on Thursday ahead of a NATO meeting […]
World Bank to resume Uganda funding after halt over anti-LGBT law
KAMPALA (Reuters) -The World Bank said on Thursday it would resume funding to Uganda, nearly two years after the global lender suspended new financing to the country in response to […]
Russia says it will repair bombers damaged by Ukraine’s drones
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian aircraft were damaged but not destroyed in a June 1 attack by Ukraine, and they will be restored, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said in an […]
Iraq holds Kurdish government legally responsible for continued oil smuggling
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s oil ministry said on Thursday it holds the Kurdish regional government (KRG) legally responsible for the continued smuggling of oil from the Kurdish region outside the […]
Germany’s Merz to face Trump in Oval Office on inaugural trip
BERLIN/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Germany’s new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, will hold his first face-to-face talks with U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday in a high stakes meeting in the Oval Office as […]
Here are the countries targeted in Trump’s new travel ban
(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Wednesday banning the nationals of 12 countries from entering the United States, saying the move was needed to protect against “foreign […]
US vetoes UN Security Council demand for Gaza ceasefire
UNITED NATIONS/CAIRO/JERUSALEM: The United States on Wednesday vetoed a draft U.N. Security Council resolution that demanded an “immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire” between Israel and Hamas in Gaza and unhindered […]
Russian drones strike dwellings in Ukraine’s Kharkiv, injure 17, governor says
(Reuters) -Russian drones struck apartment buildings in Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkiv, triggering fires and injuring 17 people, including two children, Regional Governor Oleh Syniehubov said early on Thursday. Read full […]
Trump signs proclamation banning travel from 12 countries
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Wednesday banning travel from certain countries citing national security concerns. Read full story Date: 5 June, 2025 9:03 am Source: […]