UK, Australia back embattled submarine deal with US
Britain and Australia said Friday they will sign a 50-year commitment to their nuclear-powered submarine pact with the United States, seeking to bolster a deal that Was...
Iran and Europeans begin nuclear talks with questions over future UN sanctions
By Ali Kucukgocmen and John IrishISTANBUL (Reuters) -Iran pushed back on Friday on suggestions of extending a U.N. resolution that ratifies a 2015 nuclear deal as it be...
Philippine Supreme Court voids impeachment complaint against VP Duterte
By Mikhail FloresMANILA (Reuters) - Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte scored a major legal victory on Friday after the Supreme Court struck down an impeachment com...
UK backs future Palestinian statehood but says ceasefire the top priority
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain supports eventual recognition of a Palestinian state, but the immediate priority should be alleviating the suffering in Gaza and securing a ce...
Desperate Zimbabweans get in debt to pay for lifesaving blood transfusions
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe – When Lloyd Muzamba was critically injured in a car accident on the Harare–Bulawayo highway in 2023, he needed an urgent blood transfusion to save h...
'#Ishiba Don't quit': unlikely support grows for Japan PM
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's future is uncertain but an unlikely campaign for him to stay was growing online this week, including from people who are his na...
At least four children dead in school roof collapse in India
At least four children have been killed and 17 others injured after the roof of a school building collapsed in India’s western state of Rajasthan, according to local re...
Exclusive-Thailand rejects international mediation to end fighting with Cambodia
By Panu Wongcha-umBANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand has rejected mediation efforts from third countries to end the ongoing conflict with Cambodia, insisting that Phnom Penh...
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Thailand launches airstrikes on Cambodia as border clashes leave at least 14 dead...
Russian passenger plane turns back to Siberian airport after reporting depressurisation, TASS says
MOSCOW (Reuters) -A Russian passenger plane heading to Sochi from Novosibirsk turned back after reporting a loss of pressure on Friday, state news agency TASS reported....