Paraguay’s conservatives score big election win, defusing Taiwan fears
By Lucinda Elliott and Daniela Desantis ASUNCION (Reuters) -Paraguayan conservative economist Santiago Pena, 44, won the country’s presidential election on…
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Israeli forces kill Palestinian teen in West Bank raid, Palestinian officials say
By Ali Sawafta JERICHO, West Bank (Reuters) – Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian teenager during a morning arrest raid…
Analysis-Inflation, labour crunch prodding Japan’s smaller firms to raise pay
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Kentaro Sugiyama TOKYO (Reuters) – Rising inflation and an intensifying labour crunch are prodding smaller local…
Police still searching for Texas man accused of killing five neighbors
(Reuters) – Over 200 law enforcement officers in Texas searched on Sunday for a man accused of shooting to death…
Australia to reveal huge budget rebound, pledge restraint in response
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s Labor government is set to reveal a vast improvement in the budget bottom…
Biden attacks news outlets for ‘lies of conspiracy and malice’
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday, in a possible preview of a 2024 presidential…
Paraguay’s President-elect Santiago Pena: puppet or pragmatist?
By Lucinda Elliott and Daniela Desantis ASUNCION (Reuters) – Paraguay’s President-elect Santiago Pena, a clean-cut former central bank director, will…
Sudan sides trade blame, fight on despite ceasefire
By El Tayeb Siddig and Aidan Lewis KHARTOUM (Reuters) -Sudan’s rival military forces accused each other of fresh violations of…
US Senator Tim Scott teases May 22 announcement on presidential bid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican U.S. Senator Tim Scott plans to announce his decision on entering the 2024 presidential on May…
North Korea blasts U.S.-South Korea summit deal for escalating tension
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea criticised a recent U.S-South Korea agreement to bolster the deployment of American…