Pope offers prayers for ‘noble, courageous’ Chinese people
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Wednesday (June 17) called for prayers for the Chinese people, in unscripted remarks coming amid…
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Russian court upholds physicist’s 12-year treason sentence
(Reuters) - A Russian court has upheld a 12-year guilty verdict for treason against a physicist accused of passing secrets…
RFK Jr faces down midnight deadline to qualify for CNN presidential debate
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr has less than 24 hours to qualify for the first…
Hungarian opposition party to join European Parliament’s centre-right bloc
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungarian opposition party Tisza will join the centre-right European People's Party bloc in the European Parliament, the…
Putin says treaty with N. Korea provides ‘mutual assistance’ in case of aggression
MOSCOW: A new treaty signed between North Korea and Russia provides for "mutual assistance" in case either country faces aggression,…
Poland’s top court backs president in row over two convicted lawmakers
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's top court backed President Andrzej Duda on Wednesday in a dispute with the government over the…
Biden policy is welcome relief for Americans with spouses in the country illegally
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When news broke of U.S. President Joe Biden’s plan to provide a path to citizenship for certain…
EU will help finance Poland’s border security, says Tusk
WARSAW (Reuters) - The leaders of European Union countries agree that the bloc should help finance security measures on Poland's…
Kim promises Putin ‘full support’ for Russia’s war in Ukraine
PYONGYANG: Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un held a summit in Pyongyang on Wednesday (June 19)…