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By Kate Abnett, Gloria Dickie and William James SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) -Government ministers and negotiators from nearly 200 countries on Tuesday began the slog of finding common ground for …

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -Donald Trump has defeated his niece Mary Trump in a lawsuit where she accused the former U.S. president and two of his siblings of …

DUBAI (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet said on Tuesday it had intercepted a fishing vessel smuggling “massive” amounts of explosive material while transiting from Iran along a route …

By Stanley Widianto NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) -A draft declaration by leaders of the Group of 20 major economies, seen by Reuters on Tuesday, said most members condemned Russia’s war …

(This Nov. 14 story has been corrected to remove reference to Sunak expected to meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in paragraph 9) (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak …

By Susanna Twidale and Shadia Nasralla LONDON/SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) – Rich nations have stuck to pledges to phase out coal power despite the energy crunch in the wake of …

By Dan Whitcomb (Reuters) -Former President Donald Trump did not show up for deposition testimony before the congressional committee investigating his supporters’ attack on the U.S. Capitol last year, the …

MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines on Tuesday said defence ally the United States had agreed to spend $66.5 million to start building training and warehouse facilities at three of its …

By Tom Balmforth MYKOLAIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – In Mykolaiv’s blast-cratered district of Korabel, close to Ukraine’s southern front, Pavel Salohub, a teacher of history and boxing, has not heard a …

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) – With COP27 climate summit negotiations grinding over political points and technical details, delegates were hoping the G20 summit starting Tuesday in Indonesia offers a boost …

By David Lawder and Valerie Volcovici NUSA DUA, Indonesia/SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) – A coalition of countries will mobilise $20 billion of public and private finance to help Indonesia shut …

By Valerie Volcovici and Simon Jessop SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt – (Reuters) – U.S. climate envoy John Kerry said on Tuesday he wants to come up with a plan by April …

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Union countries should work together in replenishing their military inventories and avoid competing with each other amid ongoing arms deliveries to Ukraine, the bloc’s top diplomat said …

By Julia Harte (Reuters) -Kari Lake, one of the most high-profile Republican candidates in the midterm elections to embrace former President Donald Trump’s false claims of voter fraud in 2020, …

By Jonathan Landay and Tom Balmforth KHERSON, Ukraine (Reuters) -After recapturing Kherson from Russian forces and assured of unstinting U.S. support, Ukraine is well positioned to push its advantage in …

By Leah Douglas and Nichola Groom (Reuters) – Every Thursday, California resident Richard Redmond takes a gallon-sized container of food scraps to the farmers market in the city of South …

SYDNEY (Reuters) – 2015 – China, Australia free trade agreement begins in December. 2016 – Strategic partnership agreement struck for annual meetings between Australia’s prime minister and the Chinese premier. …

(Reuters) – Heads of government from the world’s Group of 20 (G20) major economies started a summit meeting on the Indonesian island of Bali on Tuesday that is marked by …

By Guy Faulconbridge and Humeyra Pamuk LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns was expected to caution President Vladimir Putin’s spy chief at talks on Monday about the …

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit by Donald Trump’s former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen accusing Trump, former Attorney General William Barr …

By Moira Warburton and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats in the U.S. Congress aim to pass bills protecting same-sex marriage, clarifying lawmakers’ role in certifying presidential elections and raising …

By Nandita Bose and Stanley Widianto NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping engaged in blunt talks over Taiwan and North Korea on Monday …