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Council of Europe strips former head of immunity over Epstein probe
COPENHAGEN, Feb 11 (Reuters) – The Council of Europe, the continent’s leading human rights watchdog, said on Wednesday it has agreed to lift the diplomatic immunity of its former Norwegian […]
EU Commission to take steps to improve drone detection capabilities
BRUSSELS, Feb 11 (Reuters) – The European Commission will work to improve Europe’s drone detection capabilities and propose expanding registration requirements, the bloc’s executive said in a new action plan […]
Turkish and Greek leaders set for talks on migration, maritime borders
ANKARA, Feb 11 (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will host Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday for talks likely to focus on migration and longstanding maritime disputes, as […]
Thailand’s election commission faces pressure over vote transparency
BANGKOK, Feb 11 (Reuters) – Thailand’s election commission faced pressure on Wednesday over an alleged lack of transparency in vote counting across more than a dozen constituencies following Sunday’s general […]
Russian strike kills father and three children near Ukraine’s Kharkiv
KYIV, Feb 11 (Reuters) – A Russian drone strike killed four people, including three small children and their father, in a town west of Ukraine’s second-largest city of Kharkiv, Ukrainian […]
‘It’s time to get aggressive’, Border Patrol agent says in Chicago shooting video
Feb 10 (Reuters) – Federal prosecutors have released bodycam footage in the case of a Chicago woman who survived being shot multiple times by a Border Patrol agent during an […]
Russia, facing labour crunch worsened by war, pivots to India for workers
MOSCOW, Feb 11 (Reuters) – A group of weary-looking Indian men carrying sports bags queued at passport control at a busy Moscow airport one recent evening after flying over 2,700 […]
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy intends to announce election plan on February 24, FT reports
Feb 11 (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy intends to announce the plan for presidential elections and a referendum on February 24, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing Ukrainian […]
Women suicide bombers, new weapons give boost to insurgents in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Feb 11 (Reuters) – Wearing military fatigues with rifles slung over their shoulders, Yasma Baloch and her husband Waseem smile into the camera for a picture released by Pakistani […]
Commonwealth boss confident of progress on slavery reparations
SYDNEY, Feb 11 (Reuters) – The secretary-general of the Commonwealth, a 56-nation group headed by Britain’s King Charles, said on Wednesday she expected member nations to make progress towards beginning […]