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Slovenia becomes latest EU country to recognise Palestinian state
LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - Slovenia became the latest European Union country to recognise an independent Palestinian state after its parliament approved the move with majority vote on Tuesday, dismissing a...
Thomson Reuters Jun 04, 2024
US expects continued close ties, human rights talks with India after elections
By Kanishka Singh and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. said on Tuesday it expects continued close ties, along with discussions on human rights concerns, with India after elections in whic...
Thomson Reuters Jun 04, 2024
Brazil senator drops proposal to tax low-cost online orders from bill
BRASILIA (Reuters) - A proposal to tax online international purchases under $50 was dropped from a wider bill ahead of an expected vote in the Brazilian Senate on Tuesday and should be debated separat...
Thomson Reuters Jun 04, 2024
US, partners making progress on ways to use frozen Russian assets, Treasury official says
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States and its G7 partners are making progress on finding ways to provide larger amounts of urgently needed funds to Ukraine by tapping the value of p...
Thomson Reuters Jun 04, 2024
Portugal to use golden visa scheme to help migrants, build affordable homes
By Catarina Demony and Patricia Vicente Rua LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal plans to adapt its golden visa scheme to allow wealthy foreigners seeking residency rights to invest in affordable housing for l...
Thomson Reuters Jun 04, 2024
Poland's Tusk says EU vote crucial for keeping war outside the bloc
WARSAW (Reuters) - Thousands of supporters of Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk gathered in the capital Warsaw on Tuesday ahead of European elections that the head of government says are crucial for P...
Thomson Reuters Jun 04, 2024
Baseball star Ohtani's ex-interpreter pleads guilty to bank fraud
By Michael Blake and Brad Brooks SANTA ANA, California (Reuters) - Japanese baseball great Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter pleaded guilty on Tuesday to stealing nearly $17 million from the athlete'...
Thomson Reuters Jun 04, 2024
EU finance ministers to discuss leveraging Russian assets on Wednesday
By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union finance ministers will hold a videoconference on Wednesday on a G7 proposal to leverage Russian central bank assets immobilised in the West to a...
Thomson Reuters Jun 04, 2024
Exclusive-Egyptian man who survived shipwreck denies causing Greece boat disaster
By Karolina Tagaris ATHENS (Reuters) - Ahmed Alkwrab thought his ordeal was over last June when he survived one of the deadliest shipwrecks ever recorded in the Mediterranean Sea and finally set foot ...
Thomson Reuters Jun 04, 2024
White House insists solution for frozen Russian assets must be done with other countries
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Tuesday said a solution for monetizing some $300 billion in frozen Russian assets to aid Ukraine must be hammered out together with allies and other countries...
Thomson Reuters Jun 04, 2024

