Anger at Macron fuels far-right support in France’s leftist bastions
LA TRINITE-SUR-MER, France (Reuters) - Florent de Kersauson, a French far-right parliamentary candidate, was leafleting in Brittany when his deputy…
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Mexico’s Sheinbaum vows responsible spending, defends judicial reform
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's President-Elect Claudia Sheinbaum said on Wednesday her government would pursue responsible spending and reduce the…
UK PM Sunak’s Conservatives set for heavy election defeat, polls forecast
LONDON (Reuters) -Three opinion polls on Wednesday predicted a record defeat for British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservatives at a…
Step up in rare earth race
Chinese Premier Li Qiang visited a lithium processing plant in resource-rich Western Australia state yesterday, highlighting China’s push to secure…
Russia says it has plenty of scope to retaliate over plan to seize income from its assets
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has "significant amounts" of Western assets and property on its territory that could be targets for…
Putin gets lavish welcome in North Korea with vows of support
SEOUL (Reuters) -Cheering crowds and lavish ceremonies greeted Russian President Vladimir Putin in Pyongyang on Wednesday, where North Korean leader…
Heavy floods, landslides kill at least nine
THE south reeled from heavy rains that triggered landslides that killed at least nine people, knocking out power for entire…
Polish prosecutors target former deputy minister in misuse of funds probe
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's top prosecutor has asked parliament for permission to detain and charge a former deputy justice minister…
UN Haiti chief warns of ‘catastrophic’ impact of gang war displacements
(Reuters) - A top executive at the United Nations' migration agency on Tuesday warned of catastrophic humanitarian consequences for the…