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(Reuters) – Russia’s defence spending was up nearly 40% in the first four months of the year, according to preliminary data released by the finance ministry on Wednesday, almost three …

By Max Hunder and Tom Balmforth KYIV -A Ukrainian state prosecutor asked a court on Thursday to sentence a Russian soldier to life in prison for killing an unarmed civilian …

By Brenda Goh SHANGHAI/BEIJING – More Shanghai residents were given the freedom to go out to shop for groceries for the first time in nearly two months on Thursday as …

WASHINGTON – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday she hoped the Congress can pass the legislation authorizing hundreds of billions of dollars to boost the country’s …

By Jennifer Rigby LONDON -A handful of cases of monkeypox have now been reported or are suspected in Britain, Portugal, Spain and the United States. The outbreaks are raising alarm …

LONDON – The European Union will not give a new mandate to renegotiate post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland agreed as part of the Brexit deal, the bloc’s ambassador to …

(Reuters) – The number of people found to be illegally present in the European Union increased by 22% to reach nearly 700,000 in 2021, according to European statistics office data …

By Joseph Ax (Reuters) -U.S. Representative Lucy McBath has been a rising Democratic star since 2018, when she ended 40 years of Republican dominance in a suburban Atlanta seat. Congresswoman …

By Timour Azhari and Maya Gebeily BEIRUT – When Halime El Kaakour enters Lebanon’s parliament as a newly elected lawmaker next week, she will step past the same concrete barriers …

By Mohammad Yunus Yawar KABUL – Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have asked television broadcasters to ensure that female presenters on local stations cover their faces when on air, an official …

By Luc Cohen NEW YORK -Would granting a female elephant some of the same rights as humans mean people could no longer keep dogs as pets? That was among the …

By Jose Luis Gonzalez and Cassandra Garrison ASCENCION, Mexico – The Mennonite community in Chihuahua, Mexico, can trace its roots as far back as a century ago, when the first …

By Pavel Polityuk KYIV -A Russian soldier accused of war crimes in Ukraine pleaded guilty on Wednesday to killing an elderly unarmed civilian. Vadim Shishimarin, a 21-year-old Russian tank commander, …

By Emma Farge GENEVA – In a world beset by conflicts and natural disasters, the number of people who fled their homes and sought shelter within their own countries hit …

ISTANBUL – Turkey has told allies that it will reject Sweden and Finland’s membership to NATO, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said in a video posted on his Twitter account on …

By Krisztina Than BUDAPEST – Conservatives in Europe and the United States must fight together to “reconquer” institutions in Washington and Brussels from liberals who threaten Western civilisation ahead of …

(Reuters) – Ontario, Canada’s most populous province, will hold an election on June 2 with incumbent Progressive Conservative leader Doug Ford favored in the polls. Andrea Horwath of the New …

By Steve Scherer OTTAWA – Incumbent Progressive Conservative Doug Ford is leading the race to win a second term as Ontario premier with promises of tax relief at the gas …

By Angelo Amante and Philip Pullella SAVONA, Italy – Francesco Zanardi has spent the past 12 years documenting sexual abuse of minors by Catholic priests in Italy, filling a vacuum …

TAIPEI – Taiwan expressed “dissatisfaction and regret” over the World Health Organization’s failure to invite it to attend an upcoming annual assembly in Geneva, amid diplomatic pressure from China to …

WASHINGTON(Reuters) – Any major North Korea weapons test over the next five days could overshadow U.S. President Joe Biden’s broader trip focus on bolstering Asian allies against China, analysts say. …

WASHINGTON -President Joe Biden took steps on Wednesday to address the shortage of infant formula in the United States, invoking the Defense Production Act to help manufacturers obtain the ingredients …

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON – Former U.S. President George W. Bush mistakenly described the invasion of Iraq as “brutal” and “unjustified” before correcting himself to say he meant to refer …

By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL -North Korea is ramping up production of drugs and medical supplies including sterilisers and thermometers as it battles an unprecedented coronavirus outbreak, state media KCNA said …