BRICS meet with ‘friends’ seeking closer ties amid push to expand bloc
By Wendell Roelf CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – Senior officials from more than a dozen countries, including Saudi Arabia and Iran,…
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US, UN criticize Vietnam’s detention of climate activist
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and United Nations on Friday criticized Vietnam’s detention of members of an environmental group…
NATO official calls for transparency over nuclear weapons
By Greg Torode Singapore (Reuters) -A senior NATO official on Friday urged Beijing to be more open about its accelerating…
Armenia is not Russia’s ally in Ukraine war, says PM Pashinyan
TBILISI (Reuters) – Armenia is not a Russian ally in the Ukraine war and is worried about the impact of…
Blinken warns against peace efforts that would reward Russian aggression
By Essi Lehto, Anne Kauranen and Humeyra Pamuk HELSINKI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday warned against…
Kosovo opposition blames PM Kurti for worsening relations with West over unrest in north
By Fatos Bytyci PRISTINA (Reuters) – Kosovo opposition parties on Friday blamed Prime Minister Albin Kurti for worsening relations with…
Can I have a kangaroo? Navalny taunts Russian prison with bizarre requests
By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) – Alexei Navalny, Russia’s most famous opposition leader, on Friday shared letters showing how he…
Tiananmen vigils shift overseas as Hong Kong falls silent
By Jessie Pang and Laurie Chen HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) -As restrictions in Hong Kong have snuffed out what were once…
British teen jailed over ‘imminent’ terrorism plot
LONDON (Reuters) – A British teenager who detectives believe may have been just hours away from launching an attack on…
Analysis-Despite chaos and risk, Washington sticks with its debt ceiling
By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The latest standoff over the U.S. debt ceiling, resolved just days before the government…