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By Angeliki Koutantou and Karolina Tagaris ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis declined to seek a coalition on Monday following this weekend’s inconclusive election, paving the way for …

By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s government on Monday suspended a national ceasefire with the Estado Mayor Central (EMC) armed group in some provinces, following the murder of …

By Timothy Gardner (Reuters) – A transgender Mississippi girl declined to participate in high school graduation on Saturday after a U.S. District Judge said the school district could bar her …

By Aleksandar Vasovic BELGRADE (Reuters) – After Serbia was rocked by two mass shootings in two days earlier in May, Branko, 54, surrendered his unlicensed arms under a government amnesty: …

By Panu Wongcha-um and Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK (Reuters) – An alliance led by Thailand’s progressive Move Forward party on Monday signed an ambitious agreement to draft a new constitution, end …

By Yukiko Toyoda and David Dolan TOKYO (Reuters) -The leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) rich democracies this weekend pledged to “de-risk” without “decoupling” from China, an approach that …

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel aims to parlay its technological prowess to become an artificial intelligence “superpower”, the Defence Ministry director-general said on Monday, predicting advances in autonomous warfare and streamlined …

By Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration rebuked Israel on Sunday over an order that allows Jewish settlers to establish a permanent presence in a West Bank outpost that …

By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea and the European Union agreed on Monday to step up cooperation on security amid tension over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and North …

KYIV (Reuters) -At least eight people were wounded and scores of buildings were damaged in an overnight Russian air strike on the Dnipropetrovsk region in southeastern Ukraine, local officials said …

By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s military has struck back after an unprecedented challenge to its hegemony by the popular Imran Khan and his followers, but the nuclear-armed …

KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine said on Monday its troops were still advancing on the flanks of the devastated eastern city of Bakhmut, although the “intensity” of their movement had decreased and …

By Andy Sullivan and Jacqueline Thomsen WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden on Sunday said he believes he has the legal right to invoke the 14th Amendment of the U.S. …

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Parliament has delayed a planned vote to approve new EU renewable energy targets, after France and other countries lodged last-minute opposition to …

By Liz Lee and Satoshi Sugiyama BEIJING/TOKYO (Reuters) -State-backed Chinese mouthpiece Global Times called the G7 an “anti-China workshop” on Monday, a day after Beijing summoned Japan’s envoy and berated …

KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine said on Sunday that its forces were still advancing around the edges of Bakhmut, aiming to encircle the ruined eastern city after Moscow congratulated the Wagner private …

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s foreign ministry on Monday urged the United States to have the right understanding of China, meet it halfway and bring bilateral relations back on track. Mao …

By Elaine Lies and Yoshifumi Takemoto TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is increasingly certain to call a snap election, perhaps within weeks, as domestic support surges after …

By Steve Keating ROCHESTER, New York (Reuters) – Brooks Koepka claimed a PGA Championship hat-trick and a landmark major win for LIV Golf on Sunday but the day also belonged …

By Renee Maltezou and Lefteris Papadimas ATHENS (Reuters) -Greece’s ruling New Democracy party stormed to a crushing victory in a parliamentary election on Sunday but fell just short of the …

By Yew Lun Tian and Casey Hall BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) -One joke by a Chinese comedian about the nation’s military has spurred online uproar, a $2 million fine, a police probe, …

(Reuters) -An earthquake measuring 5.5 magnitude struck off the northern California shore on Sunday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), causing no reported damage or injuries. The USGS said …