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NATO in talks to put nuclear weapons on standby, boss tells UK's Telegraph
LONDON (Reuters) - NATO is in talks to deploy more nuclear weapons, taking them out of storage and placing them on standby, in the face of a growing threat from Russia and China, the head of the allia...
Jun 17, 2024
As Thailand moves to pass same-sex marriage law, couple wait to tie the knot
By Artorn Pookasook and Juarawee Kittisilpa BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai lesbian couple Vorawan "Beaut" Ramwan and Anticha "An" Sangchai are patiently waiting for the passage of their country's same-sex m...
Jun 17, 2024
Russia to hold espionage trial of US reporter Gershkovich behind closed doors
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia will hold the espionage trial of detained U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich, who denies charges of collecting secrets for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), behind closed doo...
Jun 17, 2024
Russia's Putin to visit Vietnam, sparking US rebuke of Hanoi
By Francesco Guarascio and Khanh Vu HANOI (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Hanoi this week, multiple officials said, highlighting Communist-ruled Vietnam's loyalty to Russia and ...
Jun 17, 2024
Bird flu spreads to seventh Australian poultry farm
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Highly pathogenic avian influenza has spread to a seventh poultry farm near Melbourne, the government of Australia's Victoria state said on Monday. Six of the properties have an H...
Jun 17, 2024
Europe must catch up in green tech race, Spain's climate minister says
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The next European Commission must do more to help European industry catch up in the green tech race with China and the U.S., said Spain's climate and energy ministe...
Jun 16, 2024
World falling behind on environment, health and hunger goals, UN report says
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The world is way off track on most of the sustainable development targets agreed in 2015, such as tackling poverty and hunger, says a United Nations report which cites funding sh...
Jun 16, 2024
Taiwan is not seeking war with China, defence minister says
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan is not seeking war with Beijing, and its policy is to build up a defensive, multi-level deterrence capability to make it harder for China to capture the island, Taiwan Defenc...
Jun 16, 2024
Thousands of Rohingya feared trapped in fighting in western Myanmar
(Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Muslim minority Rohingya are feared to be caught in fighting in western Myanmar, as a powerful armed ethnic group bears down on junta positions in a coastal town on th...
Jun 16, 2024
EU leaders to discuss top jobs with line-up seemingly set
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders will debate policy goals for the next five years from defence to the economy, and who to place in top EU jobs, when they convene in Brussels on Monday. The ...
Jun 16, 2024
