Julian Assange’s wife Stella ‘elated’ he is set to be freed
LONDON (Reuters) - Julian Assange's wife Stella said on Tuesday she was "elated" and it was "incredible" her husband was…
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Dagestan political elite to be vetted for links to radical Islam after shootings
(Reuters) - The Kremlin-backed head of Dagestan on Tuesday ordered background checks to be carried out on the Russian republic's…
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…
International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Russia’s Shoigu and Gerasimov
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Sergei Shoigu, the former Russian defence minister, and…
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…
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…