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Putin says Russia will take more land in Ukraine if Europe sinks peace moves
MOSCOW, Dec 17 (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday Russia would take more land in Ukraine by force if Kyiv and European politicians whom he cast as “young […]
Brazil threatens to abandon Mercosur-EU deal as Italy, France seek delay
SAO PAULO, Dec 17 (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Wednesday that if the trade agreement between the European Union and the South American trade […]
Nobel Peace laureate Machado doing well despite injured back, no longer in Oslo
OSLO, Dec 17 (Reuters) – Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado is doing well, a spokesperson for the Venezuelan opposition leader said on Wednesday, despite sustaining an injury to […]
UK’s Duke of Marlborough charged with intentional strangulation
LONDON, Dec 17 (Reuters) – Britain’s Duke of Marlborough, a distant relative of Winston Churchill, has been charged with three counts of intentional strangulation, British police said on Wednesday. Read […]
M23 still in seized Congo town despite withdrawal pledge, residents say
KINSHASA, Dec 17 (Reuters) – Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have not withdrawn from the eastern Congolese town of Uvira despite an announcement earlier this week that they would pull back, residents […]
From hospital beds, Cambodian soldiers describe ‘toxic gas’
OU CHROV, Cambodia, Dec 17 (Reuters) – Cambodian soldier Kun Yong said he had been forced to pull back from his frontline position recently after he had trouble breathing following […]
Paris’ Louvre staff votes to extend strike, leaving museum closed, BFM TV reports
PARIS, Dec 17 (Reuters) – Staff at France’s Louvre museum in Paris on Wednesday voted in favour of extending a strike that began on Monday, BFM TV reported, citing union […]
Brazil Senator Flavio Bolsonaro woos business leaders ahead of presidential run
BRASILIA/SAO PAULO, Dec 17 (Reuters) – Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of jailed former President Jair Bolsonaro, is meeting this week with business and finance leaders to address skepticism […]
Supporters of Tunisia’s Saied rally amid deepening political divisions
TUNIS, Dec 17 (Reuters) – Tunisian President Kais Saied’s supporters rallied in the capital on Wednesday calling the opposition “traitors”, following mounting street protests in recent weeks that have highlighted […]
Delhi restricts vehicles, office attendance in bid to curb pollution
NEW DELHI, Dec 17 (Reuters) – Authorities in India’s capital Delhi rolled out strict measures on Wednesday in an attempt to curb pollution, including a ban on vehicles not compliant […]