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By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia will outline its defence plans on Monday, and its leaders are previewing a more assertive posture – in which it can strike farther, faster …

LONDON (Reuters) – British Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab resigned on Friday following an independent investigation into allegations that he bullied colleagues. WHAT DOES THE BULLYING INVESTIGATION REPORT SAY? A …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris planned to visit Miami on Friday, a White House official said, as she announces a $562 million investment in helping communities become …

LONDON (Reuters) – Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey appeared by videolink for a brief hearing at a London court on Friday ahead of his trial on sex offence charges in June. …

BERLIN (Reuters) – Rail workers went on strike across Germany on Friday, mostly bringing national operator Deutsche Bahn’s services to a halt in the morning hours, as protests over pay …

BEIRUT/PARIS (Reuters) – French prosecutors have told Lebanon’s central bank governor Riad Salameh they plan to press preliminary fraud and money laundering charges against him, partly based on allegedly forged …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy has floated a plan that would pair $4.5 trillion in spending cuts with a $1.5 trillion increase in the U.S. …

PARIS (Reuters) – French police is allowed from Friday to use drones equipped with cameras for a wide range of tasks including crowd monitoring and border control, following the publication …

By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea’s position as a nuclear weapons state will remain an undeniable reality as it builds up its forces until military threats from the United …

WASHINGTON/MANILA (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will meet his Philippine counterpart Ferdinand Marcos Jr at the White House on May 1 to discuss economic cooperation and the Indo-Pacific region, …

By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden may announce his re-election campaign by video as soon as Tuesday, two people familiar with the matter said on Thursday, setting …

By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) – African countries are lining up to approve a new vaccine for malaria, with 20 million doses available for them to buy this year, the …

By Andrew Hay TAOS, New Mexico (Reuters) -New Mexico prosecutors on Thursday said they would drop involuntary manslaughter charges against actor Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna …

By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has begun working in earnest to persuade his fellow Republicans to support a $1.5 trillion increase in the nation’s …

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico’s presidential jet has been sold to Tajikistan, the government said on Thursday, seemingly closing the final chapter on a political saga that President Andres Manuel Lopez …

CAIRO (Reuters) – Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said it had agreed to a 72-hour truce on humanitarian grounds, effective from 6 a.m. (0400 GMT) Friday, offering a potential …

Merrick Garland Reportedly Identified As ‘Senior’ Official In Hunter Biden Probe Whistleblower Complaint John Hugh DeMastri on April 20, 2023 Attorney General Merrick Garland reportedly is the “senior political appointee” …

TOKYO (Reuters) – The Group of Seven (G7) countries are considering a near-total ban on exports to Russia, Kyodo news agency reported on Friday, citing Japanese government sources. Bloomberg news …

Indiana Legislature Approves Bill To Fund Teacher Firearm Training With Taxpayer Dollars Reagan Reese on April 19, 2023 The Indiana Senate passed a bill on Tuesday that would use taxpayer …