Germany approves first draft of 2024 budget focused on ‘fiscal realities’
BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany’s cabinet approved the first draft of its 2024 budget and financial plans through 2027, the finance ministry…
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Canada’s Quebecor to pull its ads from Facebook, Instagram
(Reuters) -Quebecor said on Wednesday it will pull its ads from Facebook and Instagram, following Meta Platforms’ decision to stop…
Hong Kong activists in Britain speak out despite safety fears after arrest warrants
By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) – Two Hong Kong activists living in Britain, who were subjects of arrest warrants for…
Palestinians defiant and angry after Israel’s Jenin raid
By Ali Sawafta JENIN, West Bank (Reuters) – Palestinian militant fighters paraded in Jenin on Wednesday and angry crowds confronted…
Kenya to delay re-opening Somali border over “wave of attacks”
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya will delay re-opening its border with Somalia because of a “wave of attacks” it blames on…
In NATO’s new north, fresh chances to contain Moscow
By Anne Kauranen, Johan Ahlander TORNIO, Finland/KARLSKRONA, Sweden (Reuters) -High above a railway bridge spanning a foaming river just outside…
Mock jail cell of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny unveiled before NATO summit
By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) – A mock prison cell imitating one in which prominent Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny…
Tunisia removes hundreds of migrants to desert border region -rights group, lawmaker
By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia has removed hundreds of sub-Saharan African migrants to a desolate area along the…
Saudi Arabia says new oil cuts show teamwork with Russia is strong
By Ahmad Ghaddar, Alex Lawler and Shadia Nasralla VIENNA (Reuters) – Russia-Saudi oil cooperation is still going strong as part…
Germany’s Scholz hints at more chip investments
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday that he knew of further plans for large investments in…