Germany proposes new selective military service to boost defence
BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany's defence minister presented a proposal on Wednesday for a selective military service focused on volunteers to boost…
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Explosive cases flow to US Supreme Court from ‘bold’ regional court
(Reuters) - When three conservative judges sitting on a New Orleans-based U.S. appeals court declared the funding mechanism approved by…
Macron seeks alliance against France’s far right; Republicans ditch party chief
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday urged rival parties to join his electoral alliance against Marine Le…
Fire in Kuwait building kills 49 foreign workers
DUBAI (Reuters) -At least 49 people were killed in Kuwait on Wednesday after a fire broke out in a building…
Rwanda says UN refugee agency lying in British asylum policy case
KIGALI (Reuters) - Rwanda said the U.N. refugee agency had lied when the organisation told a British court this week…
Parts of Sudan are in famine, extent unclear, top US diplomat says
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Parts of Sudan are in famine, a top U.S. diplomat said on Tuesday, adding that the extent…
Moldovan president signs changes to treason law denounced by opposition, Amnesty International
CHISINAU (Reuters) - Moldova's pro-European president signed into law on Monday changes to the criminal code expanding provisions on treason…
WikiLeaks’ Assange extradition appeal to be heard next month
LONDON (Reuters) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's appeal against extradition from Britain to the United States will be heard next…
Haiti PM condemns killing of police officers in gang ambush
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haiti's new prime minister on Monday condemned the gang killings of three police officers on a patrol…