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Lithuania pledges to spend at least 3% of GDP on defence
VILNIUS (Reuters) - Lithuania's parliament on Thursday confirmed state budget guidelines which foresee an amount worth at least 3% of gross domestic product to be spent on defence from 2025 onwards. T...
Mar 21, 2024
Mexico reaches agreement with Venezuela to deport migrants
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico signed an agreement with Venezuela to deport migrants, Foreign Minister Alicia Barcena said on Thursday at a press conference, in the midst of concerns over large migrat...
Mar 21, 2024
Factbox-How war has hit the Gaza Strip
(Reuters) - Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza has killed thousands, caused a humanitarian catastrophe and raised the chances of a wider conflict across the Middle East. Here are some facts about the ...
Mar 21, 2024
In Gaza, even holy month of Ramadan reminds Palestinians of their desperation
By Mahmoud Issa GAZA (Reuters) - At a Gaza school run by the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency, thousands of people who have fled Israeli airstrikes barely have enough food to break the daily Ramadan fa...
Mar 21, 2024
Russia says its production of artillery shells has soared by nearly 150% in a year
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's defence minister said on Thursday that artillery shell production had risen by nearly 2.5 times in the past year, while artillery component production had soared by a facto...
Mar 21, 2024
Western banks warn of risks in EU plan to grab Russian assets, sources say
By Sinead Cruise and Alexander Marrow LONDON (Reuters) - Some western banks have begun lobbying against EU proposals to redistribute billions of euros in interest earned on frozen Russian assets, seni...
Mar 21, 2024
WHO says only more land crossings into Gaza can prevent famine
GENEVA (Reuters) - The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday that only an expansion of land crossings into Gaza could help prevent famine in the densely populated Palestinian en...
Mar 21, 2024
Explainer-How will the West use Russia's frozen assets?
By Marc Jones and Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is expected to move a step closer this week to seizing some of the money that has been building up on around $280 billion wor...
Mar 21, 2024
Senegal opposition leader seeks to reassure investors ahead of Sunday vote
By Portia Crowe DAKAR (Reuters) - One of the most serious challengers to Senegalese President Macky Sall's party in Sunday's presidential election has sought to reassure investors about his plans for ...
Mar 21, 2024
King Charles doing 'very well', Camilla tells Belfast crowds
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Queen Camilla said her husband King Charles who is being treated for cancer was doing "very well", as she greeted crowds on a visit to Northern Ireland on Thursday. Charle...
Mar 21, 2024
