South Korea, US hold largest live-fire drills to respond to ‘full-scale’ attack
By Soo-hyang Choi and Daewoung Kim SEOUL/POCHEON, South Korea (Reuters) -South Korean and U.S. forces began live-fire exercises simulating a…
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Spain’s mass tourism in candidates’ crosshairs in election year
By Joan Faus BARCELONA (Reuters) – Scrawled across Barcelona’s opera house, along the city’s renowned La Rambla boulevard, is expletive-laden…
Amsterdam’s red light district starts marijuana smoking ban
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A ban on smoking marijuana on the streets of Amsterdam’s red light district went into effect on…
First-time asylum applications in EU surge in February
By Olivier Sorgho (Reuters) – First-time asylum applications from people seeking international protection in European Union countries soared in February,…
Argentina launches dispute against United States at WTO
GENEVA (Reuters) – Argentina has initiated a dispute against the United States at the World Trade Organization regarding tubular goods…
Sri Lanka president vows to conclude debt-restructuring talks by Sept or Nov
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) -Debt-laden Sri Lanka should be able to conclude a new round of restructuring talks by…
Exclusive-From Russia with gold: UAE cashes in as sanctions bite
By Peter Hobson (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates has become a key trade hub for Russian gold since Western…
Mexican president ramps up rhetoric, economic intervention as election nears
By Dave Graham MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s increasing attacks on adversaries and interventions in the…
Switzerland speeds up work on liquidity backstop after Credit Suisse crash
BERN (Reuters) – The Swiss government on Thursday moved to speed up work on extending a public liquidity backstop Credit…
Analysis-Can Ron DeSantis take his Miami miracle national in 2024?
By James Oliphant MIAMI (Reuters) – As he toured the country before the formal announcement of his presidential bid on…