Kenya president backs down on tax hikes after deadly unrest
NAIROBI (Reuters) -Kenyan President William Ruto on Wednesday withdrew planned tax hikes, bowing to pressure from protesters who had stormed…
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Four people arrested at UK PM Sunak’s home -police statement
LONDON (Reuters) - Four men were arrested on suspicion of aggravated trespass at Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's home in northern…
ECJ annuls sanctions on Dmitry Pumpyansky, the ex-chair of Russia’s TMK
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Dmitry Pumpyansky, the billionaire former chairman of Russian steel pipe maker TMK, no longer warrants being on…
Myanmar junta still able to access weapons and money overseas, says UN expert
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - International efforts to isolate Myanmar's ruling junta appear to have dented its ability to purchase new military…
Brazilian to become first head of Interpol from developing world
BRASILIA (Reuters) -Interpol's executive committee on Tuesday for the first time elected a police official from a developing nation to…
Scholz confirms EU top jobs deal with von der Leyen as Commission chief
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz confirmed on Wednesday the three main centrist groups in the European Parliament (EP)…
Father, awaiting Julian Assange’s arrival in Australia, says he never gave up
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Julian Assange's father, John Shipton, could breathe a massive sigh of relief on Wednesday after a decade-long…
Von der Leyen lined up for second term under EU top jobs deal, sources say
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European political groups on Tuesday agreed to a deal on top European Union posts, selecting Germany's Ursula von…
EU countries agree sanctions on Belarus to plug ‘biggest loophole’ in Russian measures
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union countries agreed a sanctions package against Belarus on Wednesday, EU diplomats and Belgium said, to…