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May 15, 20242 min read
Georgian parliament passes 'foreign agent' bill, prompting US anger, new protests
TBILISI -Georgia's parliament on Tuesday passed the third and final reading of a "foreign agents" bill, prompting a warning from the...
May 14, 20243 min read
New Caledonia deploys more police as 'streets on fire' over voting reform
WELLINGTON/PARIS -Authorities in the French-ruled Pacific island of New Caledonia sent more police onto the streets, shut the...
May 13, 20242 min read
Death toll from floods in Brazil's south reaches 143, as rains continue to pour
PORTO ALEGRE -The death toll from heavy rains in Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state rose to 143, up from 136 on the day before, the local...
May 13, 20242 min read
US, China meet in Geneva to discuss AI risks
WASHINGTON -The U.S. and China will meet in Geneva to discuss artificial intelligence on Tuesday and U.S. officials stressed that...
May 13, 20243 min read
Putin taps economist to run defence, replacing Shoigu in unexpected move
MOSCOW -Russian President Vladimir Putin tapped a civilian economist as his surprise new defence minister on Sunday in an attempt to...
May 13, 20243 min read
Lithuania's Nauseda wins first round of presidential election
VILNIUS -Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda appeared on track to secure his second and final term in office after the first round of...
May 12, 20242 min read
Lithuanian presidential hopefuls vow to stand up to Russian threat
VILNIUS - Lithuanians vote on Sunday in a presidential election expected to hand a new term to incumbent Gitanas Nauseda, a staunch...
May 12, 20242 min read
Hundreds protest in Tunisia to demand a date for fair presidential elections
TUNIS - Hundreds of protesters gathered in the Tunisian capital on Sunday to demand the release of imprisoned journalists, activists...
May 11, 20241 min read
Factbox-Who is in - and who is out - in the Russian government?
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday reappointed Mikhail Mishustin as prime minister. What are the other key...
May 11, 20241 min read
Zelenskiy dismisses head of state guard after two members accused of assassination plot
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy dismissed the head of the state guards on Thursday, two days after two of its members were...
May 11, 20242 min read
Casualties reported in Chad from gunfire celebrating junta leader's victory
N'DJAMENA -A number of people were hurt in Chad, some severely, in gunfire celebrating interim President Mahamat Idriss Deby's declared...
May 10, 20243 min read
Panama's president-elect vows to help fix canal water problems, build major train line
PANAMA CITY -Panama's president-elect, Jose Raul Mulino, said on Wednesday he will urge lawmakers to approve a law enabling the Panama...
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