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Germany’s unemployment rate dips slightly, but challenges persist
BERLIN, May 28 (Xinhua) — Germany’s unemployment rate edged down to 6.2 percent in May, marking a 0.1 percentage point decline from the previous month, according to data released Wednesday […]
Thai PM proposes 115 bln USD budget to parliament to boost economy
BANGKOK, May 28 (Xinhua) — Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Wednesday proposed the government’s 3.78 trillion baht (115.66 billion U.S. dollars) budget for the 2026 fiscal year to parliament, […]
UK prosecutors authorise 21 criminal charges against Andrew and Tristan Tate
LONDON (Reuters) – Internet personality Andrew Tate faces 11 criminal charges in Britain, including rape, actual bodily harm and human trafficking, the Crown Prosecution Service said on Wednesday. Read full […]
Hungary extends profit margin cap on food products to curb inflation
BUDAPEST, May 28 (Xinhua) — The Hungarian government has decided to extend the profit margin cap on food products until Aug. 31 in a bid to curb inflation and prevent […]
Foreign tourist overnight stays in Israeli hotels up 53.7 pct in Jan.-April
JERUSALEM, May 28 (Xinhua) — Foreign tourists’ overnight stays at Israeli hotels reached some 874,900 in the first four months of 2025, up 53.7 percent year-on-year, according to data issued […]
Jihadist violence and coups test West Africa ECOWAS bloc at 50
LAGOS (Reuters) -The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) faces growing threats of terrorism, climate change, military coups, and poverty, its most senior official said on Wednesday as leaders […]
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs loses mistrial bid in sex trafficking trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Sean “Diddy” Combs lost a bid for a mistrial in his sex-trafficking case on Wednesday, after his lawyers argued that prosecutors were improperly trying to suggest that […]
Zelenskiy says Ukraine’s defence minister had call with Russian negotiator
(Reuters) -Ukraine’s defence minister recently had a call with the head of the Russian delegation in the Istanbul talks, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday, in order to discuss the […]
Exclusive-NATO to ask Berlin for seven more brigades under new targets, sources say
BERLIN (Reuters) – NATO will ask Germany to provide seven more brigades, or some 40,000 troops, for the alliance’s defence, three sources told Reuters, under new targets for weapons and […]
Poland’s high-stakes presidential vote pits pro-EU centrist against MAGA nationalist
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poles vote in a closely fought presidential election run-off on Sunday that pits the centrist, pro-European ruling party’s candidate against a nationalist challenger who draws inspiration from […]