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Japan prosecutors make first arrest in political funding scandal- media
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - A lawmaker from Japan's ruling party was arrested on Sunday for suspected fundraising violations, media reported, the first arrest in a scandal that has battered su...
Jan 06, 2024
China to sanction 5 US manufacturers over arms sales to Taiwan - ministry
BEIJING (Reuters) -China will sanction five U.S. military manufacturers in response to the latest round of U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Sunday. U.S. arms sales to...
Jan 06, 2024
On Orthodox Christmas Putin vows to back soldiers who 'defend' Russia
(Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin vowed on the eve of Orthodox Christmas to back soldiers who "with arms in hands" defend Russia's interests, ordering his government greater support of those who fi...
Jan 06, 2024
EU's Michel to run in election, will leave post mid-July -Standaard newspaper
(Reuters) - EU Council President Charles Michel will run in the election for European Parliament in June and will leave his post mid-July if he gets elected, he said in an interview with Belgian newsp...
Jan 06, 2024
Five Senegalese commandos missing after suspected drug-smuggling boat sinks
DAKAR (Reuters) - Five Senegalese marine commandos have been missing since Friday when a suspected drug-trafficking boat was scuppered off the coast of the capital Dakar while it was being searched by...
Jan 06, 2024
Congo election commission cancels 82 candidates over fraud in December polls
KINSHASA (Reuters) - The Congolese election commission said it had cancelled votes cast for 82 out of 101,000 candidates in legislative and local polls held in December for their involvement in allege...
Jan 06, 2024
Russian missile attack kills 11 in Pokrovsk in Ukraine's east: Donetsk regional governor
(Reuters) -A Russian missile strike killed 11 people on Saturday in and around the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, the governor of the Ukrainian-controlled part of Donetsk region said. "Eleven dea...
Jan 06, 2024
Merchant vessel approached by six craft near Yemen, says UK
CAIRO (Reuters) -Six small craft approached a merchant vessel about 50 nautical miles from the Yemeni city of Mocha on Saturday before leaving the area, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (U...
Jan 06, 2024
EU foreign policy chief warns against Lebanon getting dragged into conflict
CAIRO (Reuters) - European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell sounded the alarm on Saturday about Lebanon being dragged into a regional conflict in a spillover from Israel's war with Hamas. Borr...
Jan 06, 2024
Ukraine shows evidence Russia fired North Korea missile at Kharkiv
KHARKIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - The Kharkiv region prosecutor's office provided further evidence on Saturday that Russia attacked Ukraine with missiles supplied by North Korea, showcasing the fragments. ...
Jan 06, 2024
