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Pope Francis skips readings at audience, says he still has a cold
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis skipped readings at his Wednesday weekly audience, delegating the task to an aide and telling the faithful he was still not well. The 87-year-old pontiff, who has...
Thomson Reuters Feb 28, 2024
European countries eye reopening embassies in North Korea after pandemic closures
By Josh Smith and Alexander Ratz SEOUL/BERLIN (Reuters) - A German delegation visited the North Korean capital of Pyongyang for the first time since its embassy was shuttered during the pandemic, as o...
Thomson Reuters Feb 28, 2024
A year after Greece's worst train disaster, railway safety fears persist
By Renee Maltezou and Yannis Souliotis ATHENS (Reuters) - After 57 people were killed in Greece's worst train disaster a year ago, the government promised to fix a system crumbling from decades of neg...
Thomson Reuters Feb 28, 2024
Asylum applications in EU at highest level since 2015/16 crisis
BERLIN (Reuters) - Asylum applications in the European Union jumped 18% to 1.14 million in 2023, the highest level since the 2015-2016 migrant crisis, data from the European Union Agency for Asylum (E...
Thomson Reuters Feb 28, 2024
After threats and abuse, British lawmakers question their safety over Gaza
By Elizabeth Piper and Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) - It was 10 minutes of shouted accusations of being a "genocide enabler" and having "blood on your hands" that made a British lawmaker fear for...
Thomson Reuters Feb 28, 2024
No change in Indo-Pacific stance under Trump presidency, says Philippine envoy
By Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) - The United States' Indo-Pacific strategy will unlikely change should Donald Trump win in the presidential race, the Philippines' longtime ambassador to Washington said...
Thomson Reuters Feb 28, 2024
North Korea's first spy satellite is 'alive', can manoeuvre, expert says
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's first spy satellite is "alive," a Netherlands-based space expert said on Tuesday, after detecting changes in its orbit that suggest Pyongyang is successfu...
Thomson Reuters Feb 28, 2024
Hong Kong moves towards enacting tougher security law amid concerns about freedoms
By James Pomfret and Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) - A public consultation period for a new Hong Kong national security law closes on Wednesday amid concerns that the legislation, which authorities ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 28, 2024
New Tuvalu government reaffirms relationship with Taiwan
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Tuvalu's new government has reaffirmed its relations with Taiwan following last month's election, according to a statement posted on social media platform X by a government minister...
Thomson Reuters Feb 27, 2024
South Korea, US to stage annual drills focusing on Korea nuclear threats
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea and the United States will begin their annual spring military drills next week with a focus on heading off North Korea's potential use of nuclear weapons,...
Thomson Reuters Feb 27, 2024

