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…
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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…
Swiss parliament considers snubbing European court climate ruling
BERN (Reuters) -The lower house of the Swiss parliament votes on Wednesday on a motion rejecting a landmark ruling ordering…
Russia broadens tactical nuclear weapons drills
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia said on Wednesday that soldiers and sailors from its northern Leningrad military district bordering NATO members Norway,…
Power changes hands in India’s Odisha and Andhra Pradesh states
NEW DELHI: The eastern Indian state of Odisha got a new chief minister on Wednesday (June 12) after the 24-year…
Shootings and extortion create ghost town in southern Mexico
YAJALON, Mexico (Reuters) - Thousands of residents deserted the small Mexican town of Tila, fleeing an intensive three-day siege by…
China slams EU tariffs on electric cars, threatens countermeasures
BEIJING: China's Ministry of Commerce has sharply criticised the European Union's threat of punitive tariffs on electric cars from the…