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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday issued sanctions targeting Russian involvement in the Guatemalan nickel sector, according to a statement. The sanctions target Compania Guatemalteca de Niquel …

By Filipp Lebedev (Reuters) – U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner has been taken to the Russian region of Mordovia, notorious since Soviet times for its penal colonies, to serve a …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai acknowledged Seoul’s concerns with the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act during a meeting with South Korea’s Trade Minister Ahn Dukgeun at the Asia-Pacific …

By Gabriel Stargardter RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazil’s army, which is facing calls from President Jair Bolsonaro’s supporters to stage a coup after his election loss, is unhappy its …

BANGKOK (Reuters) – A senior U.S. government official said on Friday that the United Nations security council should meet to discuss North Korea’s latest missile launches. United States Vice President …

(Reuters) – U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao discussed bilateral trade in a meeting on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in …

By Filipp Lebedev (Reuters) -U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner, facing nine years behind bars in Russia after being convicted on drug charges, has been transferred to a penal colony about …

By Felix Light LONDON (Reuters) – The life of Viktor Bout reads like a spy thriller. Russia wants the jailed arms dealer back in Moscow and is discussing a prisoner …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Qatar on Nov. 21-22 to launch the fifth annual U.S.-Qatar Strategic Dialogue, the State Department said on Friday, …

By Rozanna Latiff and Mei Mei Chu KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Anwar Ibrahim has ramped up campaigning this week to be Malaysia’s prime minister, buoyed by polls putting the veteran opposition …

(Reuters) -Russia is open to more high-level talks with the United States, a top diplomat said on Friday, but the Kremlin dismissed the idea of a summit between President Vladimir …

By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING (Reuters) – A tense exchange between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at this week’s G20 summit was triggered by the leaking …

KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian experts are already working at the site in the border area of southeastern Poland where a missile killed two people, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on …

By Bernard Orr and Albee Zhang BEIJING (Reuters) -Beijing’s biggest district urged people to stay home during the weekend and COVID-19 outbreaks grew in numerous Chinese cities on Friday, even …

MILAN (Reuters) – Climate-change protesters threw flour on Friday over a sports car painted by the U.S. pop artist Andy Warhol that is on display in Italy’s financial capital. It …

By Matt McKnight and Daniel Trotta SEATTLE (Reuters) – Hair uncovered and hands painted red, Iranian-born choreographer Parmida Ziaei dances in the streets and on stage to show her support …

By Linda So and Ned Parker PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Elections officials who had braced for death threats and unrest ahead of the midterms said extensive preparations assured a mostly peaceful …

SULAIMANIYA, Iraq (Reuters) -Fifteen people were killed in a gas cylinder explosion in a residential area in the northern Iraqi city of Sulaimaniya, the civil defence said on Friday. A …

By Poppy McPherson BANGKOK (Reuters) – Leaders of the United States, South Korea, Japan and allied countries convened an emergency meeting during an Asian summit on Friday and condemned North …

LONDON (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Joe Biden have no plans to meet for the time being, the Kremlin said on Friday after Russia’s deputy foreign …

By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – After winning control of the U.S. House of Representatives, Republicans said on Thursday that investigating President Joe Biden and his family’s business dealings will …

BANGKOK (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris told a CEO summit during an APEC summit in Bangkok on Friday that her country has an “enduring economic commitment” to the …