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MEXICO CITY, Jan 10 (Reuters) - The number of prisoners released in Venezuela has risen to 18, human rights groups said on Saturday morning.Nine released prisoners had be… Leggi
OSLO, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Greenland’s parliament will bring forward a meeting to discuss its response to U.S. threats to take control of the Arctic island, the leaders of … Leggi
DUBAI, Jan 10 (Reuters) - The Iranian army said on Saturday it would safeguard strategic infrastructure and public property and urged Iranians to thwart “the enemy’s plot… Leggi
By David LawderSAVAGE, Minnesota, Jan 10 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has told Reuters that additional U.S. sanctions on Venezuela could be lifted as… Leggi
Jan 9 (Reuters) - Venezuela has slowly begun releasing some of those held in jail who are considered political prisoners by rights groups and the opposition, in the after… Leggi
Jan 11 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to be briefed by senior officials in his administration on Tuesday on specific options to respond to the prote… Leggi
Jan 11 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday suggested Cuba should strike a deal with the United States, warning that the island nation would no longer receiv… Leggi
WASHINGTON, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Among the many goals of last week’s U.S. military operation that captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was to send China a message: … Leggi
SALEN, Sweden, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Sweden is highly critical of the “threatening rhetoric” against Greenland and Denmark from U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration,… Leggi
By Matt TracyJan 11 (Reuters) - Some U.S. lawmakers in both major parties on Sunday questioned whether military action against Iran is the best approach for the United St… Leggi
By Parisa Hafezi, Rami Ayyub and Maayan LubellDUBAI/JERUSALEM, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Unrest in Iran has killed more than 500 people, a rights group said on Sunday, as Tehran… Leggi
BERLIN, Jan 11 (Reuters) - The principles of international law apply to everyone, including the United States, German Finance Minister and Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil … Leggi
By Parisa Hafezi, Rami Ayyub and Maayan LubellDUBAI/JERUSALEM, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Tehran threatened on Sunday to retaliate against Israel and U.S. military bases in the e… Leggi
BRUSSELS, Jan 11 (Reuters) - It is now up to Russia to show it is interested in peace, after Kyiv and its allies agreed on a peace plan and security guarantees that would… Leggi
Jan 11 (Reuters) - A group of European countries, led by Britain and Germany, is discussing plans to boost their military presence in Greenland to show U.S. President Don… Leggi
LONDON, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Britain said on Sunday discussions with other NATO members on deterring Russian activity in the Arctic were “business as usual”, after media re… Leggi
Jan 11 (Reuters) - Nordic diplomats rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s claims of Russian and Chinese vessels operating near Greenland, the Financial Times reported on… Leggi
Jan 11 (Reuters) - Israel is on high alert for the possibility of any U.S. intervention in Iran as authorities there confront the biggest anti-government protests in year… Leggi
By Laurie Chen, Emma Farge and Michael MartinaBEIJING/GENEVA/WASHINGTON, Jan 12 (Reuters) - When U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent described China’s lead trade negoti… Leggi
By Lili BayerBRUSSELS, Jan 11 (Reuters) - NATO should launch an operation in the Arctic to address U.S. security concerns, Belgium’s defence minister told Reuters on Sund… Leggi
By Andrea ShalalWASHINGTON, Jan 11 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will urge Group of Seven nations and others to step up their efforts to reduce relian… Leggi
By Jessie Pang and James PomfretHONG KONG, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Hong Kong’s High Court will on Monday hear the mitigation plea of pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai, the final … Leggi
Jan 11 (Reuters) - In a nation where opposition to almost half a century of clerical rule has long been fragmented, the son of the last shah of Iran has become a prominen… Leggi
By Erin Banco, Sarah Kinosian and Matt SpetalnickNEW YORK/MIAMI/WASHINGTON, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Trump administration officials had been in discussions with Venezuela’s har… Leggi
TEL AVIV, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on Saturday that this week’s Trump administration announcement on the composition of a Gaza e… Leggi
COPENHAGEN, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Thousands of protesters gathered across Denmark on Saturday in solidarity with Greenland amid U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to annex… Leggi
Jan 17 (Reuters) - In the 12 days since the U.S. seized Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, interim President Delcy Rodriguez has been working to consolidate her own pow… Leggi
DUBAI, Jan 17 (Reuters) - More than 3,000 people have died in Iran’s nationwide protests, rights activists said on Saturday, while a “very slight rise” in internet activi… Leggi
MADRID, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said a U.S. invasion of Greenland “would make Putin the happiest man on earth” in a newspaper interview pu… Leggi
By John Irish and Andreas RinkeJan 18 (Reuters) - Governments reacted cautiously on Sunday to U.S. President Donald Trump’s invitation to join his “Board of Peace” initia… Leggi
AMSTERDAM, Jan 18 (Reuters) - The Netherlands’ foreign minister on Sunday said that U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to impose new tariffs on European allies until th… Leggi
By Philip BlenkinsopBRUSSELS, Jan 18 (Reuters) - The European Union faced calls on Sunday to implement a never-before-used range of economic counter-measures known as the… Leggi
By Brad Brooks and Tim ReidMINNEAPOLIS, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Senior Trump administration officials on Sunday defended the fatal shooting of a U.S. citizen by immigration ag… Leggi
By Ted Hesson and Kristina CookeWASHINGTON, Jan 25 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump’s administration opposed efforts to expand the use of body cameras by immigration of… Leggi
SYDNEY, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Sunday named the country’s defence department chief as the next ambassador to the U.S., after Kev… Leggi
HANOI, Jan 25 (Reuters) - The European Union and Vietnam will elevate ties during a visit to Hanoi by the European Council President Antonio Costa on Thursday, an EU offi… Leggi
By Soren Jeppesen and Tom LittleCOPENHAGEN, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Hundreds of Danes gathered outside the U.S. Embassy in Copenhagen on Saturday in support of veterans who s… Leggi
Jan 31 (Reuters) - Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Saturday that U.S., Israeli and European leaders had exploited Iran’s economic problems, incited unrest and… Leggi
Jan 31 (Reuters) - Iraq’s alliance of Shi’ite political blocs, the Coordination Framework, reaffirmed on Saturday its support for former premier Nouri al-Maliki to lead t… Leggi
By Maria Cheng and Promit MukherjeeOTTAWA, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Canada’s opposition Conservative Party has voted overwhelmingly to retain Pierre Poilievre as its leader af… Leggi
GAZA, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Israeli airstrikes in Gaza killed at least 12 people, the Palestinian health ministry said, with children reported to be among the fatalities in … Leggi
VATICAN CITY, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Pope Leo said on Sunday he was deeply concerned about rising tensions between the United States and Cuba, and he called for “sincere and e… Leggi
By Bo EricksonWASHINGTON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - A Democratic candidate won a special election for the Texas state senate by a double-digit margin, taking control from Republi… Leggi
By Kanishka SinghWASHINGTON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday “very good talks” were ongoing regarding Russia’s war in Ukraine and he added, w… Leggi
By Mike Spector and David ThomasFeb 7 (Reuters) - Brad Karp, the chairman of high-powered U.S. law firm Paul Weiss, joined other prominent Democratic fundraisers at elect… Leggi
By Kanishka SinghWASHINGTON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - The White House is planning the first leaders meeting for President Donald Trump’s so-called “Board of Peace” in relation t… Leggi
By Dave SherwoodHAVANA, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Cuba detailed a wide-ranging plan on Friday to protect essential services and ration fuel as the communist-run government dug in… Leggi
By Olena HarmashKYIV, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Russia launched a massive air attack on Ukrainian energy facilities overnight on Saturday, targeting electricity generation and di… Leggi
By Yuliia Dysa and Olena HarmashKYIV, Feb 7 (Reuters) - The United States wants Moscow and Kyiv to find a solution on how to end the war in Ukraine before summer, Preside… Leggi
Feb 7 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he met with President of Honduras , Nasry Asfura, at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach. Trump sai… Leggi
Feb 8 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday congratulated Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on her coalition’s election win, wishing her “great success i… Leggi
JERUSALEM, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Israel’s security cabinet approved a series of steps on Sunday that would make it easier for settlers in the occupied West Bank to buy land w… Leggi
By Tom Balmforth and Daniel FlynnKYIV, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Kyiv’s foreign minister has said the Ukrainian and Russian leaders need to meet in person to hash out the hardest… Leggi
WASHINGTON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent praised Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi as a great ally after her ruling coalition’s landslide … Leggi
HONG KONG, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai is set to be sentenced on Monday in the financial hub’s most high-profile national security case, amid growi… Leggi
BAUCHI, Nigeria, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Gunmen killed three people and abducted a Catholic priest and several others during an early morning attack on the clergyman’s residenc… Leggi
TOKYO, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s coalition appeared headed to secure a big majority in the nation’s lower house in an election on Sunday,… Leggi
TORONTO, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Canada wants a change of government in Iran but would not say whether it would support a U.… Leggi
PALM BEACH, Florida, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Two sets of diplomatic negotiations, on Ukraine and Iran, are set to take place in Geneva on Tuesday, a source briefed on the matt… Leggi
By Humeyra Pamuk, Gram Slattery and Andrew GrayMUNICH, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Secretary of State Marco Rubio cast the United States as the “child of Europe” in a message of u… Leggi
Feb 14 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed at a White House meeting on Wednesday that the U.S. would work to reduce Ir… Leggi
By Humeyra PamukMUNICH, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Iranian opposition figure Reza Pahlavi on Saturday said U.S. military intervention in Iran could save lives and urged President… Leggi
By Humeyra PamukMUNICH, Feb 14 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio gave a message of unity to Europeans on Saturday, saying Washington was not looking to aban… Leggi
Feb 14 (Reuters) - The Trump administration secretly deported nine people to Cameroon, despite many of them having U.S. court protections against such action and none of … Leggi
Feb 15 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said he will announce on Thursday that Board of Peace member states have pledged more than $5 billion for reconstruction an… Leggi
By Andrew Gray, John Irish and Sabine SieboldMUNICH, Feb 15 (Reuters) - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen reflected a feeling of profound change among Eu… Leggi
CAIRO/JERUSALEM, Feb 15 (Reuters) - At least nine Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes in northern and southern Gaza Strip on Sunday, Palestinian civil defence … Leggi
Feb 15 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during their meeting in Florida in December that he would support Israeli st… Leggi
JERUSALEM, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he told U.S. President Donald Trump last week that any deal with Iran must include … Leggi
By Humeyra PamukMUNICH, Feb 15 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to begin a two-day trip on Sunday, to bolster ties with Slovakia and Hungary, whose … Leggi
JERUSALEM, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Israel’s cabinet on Sunday approved further measures to tighten Israel’s control over the occupied West Bank and make it easier for settlers… Leggi
Feb 15 (Reuters) - Iran is pursuing a nuclear agreement with the U.S. that delivers economic benefits for both sides, an Iranian diplomat was reported as saying on Sunday… Leggi
By Herbert Villarraga and Steve GormanTUCSON, Arizona, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Investigators have obtained a DNA sample from a discarded glove that was found near Nancy Guthri… Leggi
By Humeyra Pamuk and Anita KomuvesBUDAPEST, Feb 16 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump is committed to the success of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban because his lea… Leggi
MOSCOW, Feb 16 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Monday that what it called the “main issues”, including sensitive questions of territory, would be discussed in peace talks… Leggi
ROME, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Italy stands ready to help train police forces in Gaza and elsewhere in the Palestinian territories, its foreign minister said on Monday, as Rome… Leggi
By Camillus EbohABUJA, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Nigerian troops have repelled simultaneous assaults by Islamist militants on two military bases in Borno state, leaving an unspe… Leggi
TAIPEI, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Taiwan’s parliament will prioritise the review of a $40 billion special defence budget when it resumes work after the week-long Lunar New Year … Leggi
HAVANA, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Garbage has begun to pile up on street corners in the Cuban capital of Havana, attracting hordes of flies and reeking of rotten food, in one of… Leggi