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Ukrainian presidential aide confident mobilisation bill will pass soon
(Reuters) - A senior Ukrainian presidential aide said on Friday he was confident that an amended bill seeking to tighten Ukraine's mobilisation laws would be passed in the coming days or weeks, despit...
Jan 12, 2024
In Brazil, drones take flight in Rio in high-tech reforestation push
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil's seaside city of Rio de Janeiro, famed for its crowded beaches and lush surrounding hills, is sending drones buzzing into the air to disperse seeds, part of a high-t...
Jan 12, 2024
Mass killer Breivik still dangerous and should stay isolated in Norway jail, court hears
By Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) - Anders Behring Breivik, the far-right fanatic who killed 77 people in twin attacks in Norway in 2011, remains "very dangerous" and should be kept in isolation in pri...
Jan 12, 2024
Italy declined to take part in military action against Houthis, source says
ROME (Reuters) - Italy declined to take part in U.S. and British strikes overnight against the Houthi group in Yemen, a government source said on Friday, explaining that Rome preferred to pursue a "ca...
Jan 12, 2024
British conductor Jan Latham-Koenig charged with child sexual offences
LONDON (Reuters) - Acclaimed British conductor Jan Latham-Koenig has been charged by police in London with a child sexual offences, authorities said on Friday. Latham-Koenig, 70, was arrested at Victo...
Jan 12, 2024
Russia requests UN Security Council meeting after U.S. and Britain strike Yemen
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said it had requested an urgent meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Friday to discuss military strikes on Yemen by the United States and Britain. "Russia has re...
Jan 12, 2024
Vietnam jails ex-health minister for 18 years over COVID test kits scandal - media
HANOI (Reuters) - A court in Vietnam on Friday sentenced former Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long to 18 years in prison after finding him guilty of taking bribes in a coronavirus test kit scandal, sta...
Jan 12, 2024
Jordan says failure to curb Israel endangers wider region
AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordan said on Friday Israeli "war crimes" against Palestinians were to blame for heightened regional tension and violence in the Red Sea which it said threatened to ignite a wider w...
Jan 12, 2024
Russia may launch naval base in Georgian breakaway region in 2024
TBILISI (Reuters) - A Russian naval base in Abkhazia, a breakaway territory internationally recognised as part of Georgia, may become operational in 2024, Russian state news agency RIA quoted Abkhazia...
Jan 12, 2024
Russia's FSB detains alleged Polish agent, Warsaw denies report
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Federal Security Service said on Friday a Russian citizen working at a "secure facility" in the central Penza region was detained for trying to pass information about his w...
Jan 12, 2024
