Hong Kong slashes number of directly elected council seats
By Jessie Pang and Joyce Zhou HONG KONG (Reuters) -Hong Kong’s legislature unanimously voted on Thursday to overhaul district-level elections…
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Pentagon has strategic germanium stockpile but no gallium reserves
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon holds a strategic U.S. stockpile for germanium but currently has no inventory reserves for gallium,…
Biden, Erdogan meeting during NATO summit being discussed – sources
ISTANBUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden and Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan may meet during next week’s NATO summit in…
Surprise Canada May trade deficit points toward slowing economy
By Ismail Shakil and Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada recorded a surprise trade deficit in May, a sign economic…
Exclusive: OPEC upbeat over 2024 oil demand outlook despite slowdown
By Alex Lawler and Dmitry Zhdannikov VIENNA (Reuters) – OPEC will likely maintain an upbeat view on oil demand growth…
Belarus leader says: I’m not the last dictator in Europe
By Guy Faulconbridge MINSK (Reuters) – Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko dismissed on Thursday a description that he was “Europe’s last…
Berlusconi’s Mafia-tainted friend ‘in tears’ after 30 million euro bequest
ROME (Reuters) – A man convicted of colluding with the Mafia, who was a close friend of Silvio Berlusconi, said…
Recovering pope will go to Mongolia, Vatican confirms
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis will travel to Mongolia at the end of August, the Vatican…
Jury in Brussels bombing trial set to consider verdict
By Marine Strauss BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A jury in the trial of 10 men accused of involvement in the triple…
Hong Kong police arrest fifth suspect in clamp-down on pro-democracy activists
By James Pomfret and Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) – Police in Hong Kong arrested a man on Thursday suspected…