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TOKYO, Aug 19 (Reuters) - In a rare criticism of its U.S. ally, Japan on Wednesday described Washington's decision to impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court's Japanese president and a se...

By Chiranjit Ojha KAINAKARY, India, Aug 19 (Reuters) - This weekend around 20 wooden boats, 100-foot long and powered by about 100 rowers each, will slice through Kerala's backwaters to compete for th...

By Dan Peleschuk and Anna Pruchnicka KYIV, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Ukrainian anti-corruption agencies launched a special operation against lawmakers and presidential advisers on Wednesday, hours before a k...

ZURICH, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Swiss voters look set to reject next month proposals for a tighter definition of neutrality that would prevent the country from issuing economic sanctions or cooperating wit...

By Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Thailand is ready to shift its approach to a slow-burn insurgency in its Muslim-majority deep south and revitalise a peace process, Bangkok's chief negot...

SEOUL, Aug 19 (Reuters) - South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said on Wednesday that U.S. President Donald Trump's order to curb joint military drills appeared aimed in part at pressuring Seoul to ...

By Elisha Bala-Gbogbo and Camillus Eboh ABUJA, Aug 19 (Reuters) - As campaigning for January's elections begins on Wednesday, President Bola Tinubu's pitch for a second term faces a politically fraugh...

By Emma Farge GENEVA, Aug 19 (Reuters) - A record number of humanitarian workers were attacked last year, driven partly by increased use of armed drones, the United Nations said on Wednesday, calling ...

Aug 19 (Reuters) - At least nine people were killed, including a child, in a fire at a hotel in India's eastern city of Kolkata on Wednesday, local police said. The fire broke out at around 2:50 a.m. ...

SINGAPORE, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz slowed, data showed on Wednesday, as most shipowners avoided the key waterway because of a lack of clear signalling on its reopening...