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Pentagon chief confident NATO will commit to Trump’s defence spending target
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Thursday he was confident that members of the NATO alliance would sign up to Donald Trump’s demand for a major boost […]
Egypt, Greece agree to protect status of Mount Sinai monastery, after court ruling
ATHENS (Reuters) -Greece and Egypt have agreed to safeguard the status of one of the world’s oldest sites of Christian worship, foreign ministers of both countries said late on Wednesday, […]
Turkish prosecutors investigate main opposition leader in crackdown
ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Prosecutors have opened an investigation into the leader of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) on charges of threatening and insulting Istanbul’s chief prosecutor, adding to a […]
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 […]