Campaigning takes off in France for snap election in two weeks
PARIS (Reuters) - Campaigning kicked off on Monday for France's snap parliamentary election, which opinion polls suggest the far-right National…
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Taking aim at UK’s Sunak, Nigel Farage pledges border control, tax cuts
MERTHYR TYDFIL, Wales (Reuters) -British Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage pledged on Monday to get migration under control and cut taxes…
In a Greek jail, inmates find freedom in theatre
KORYDALLOS PRISON, Greece (Reuters) - On a stifling summer evening, the actors took to the stage: a grassy courtyard enclosed…
Russia sets closed espionage trial for US reporter Gershkovich
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia's espionage trial of detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who denies charges of collecting secrets for…
As Thailand moves to pass same-sex marriage law, couple wait to tie the knot
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai lesbian couple Vorawan "Beaut" Ramwan and Anticha "An" Sangchai are patiently waiting for the passage of…
EU leaders to discuss top jobs with line-up seemingly set
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders will debate policy goals for the next five years from defence to the economy,…
Discovering Algeria’s lesser-known treasures
Africa’s biggest country wants to lure tourists to its neglected cultural and scenic glories.
Fourteen Jordanians die during haj in Saudi Arabia, some succumb to heat
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Hamburg police shoot hammer-wielding man ahead of Euro 2024 match
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -German police shot at a man who threatened officers with a sledgehammer and an incendiary device on the…