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…
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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…
North Korea’s Kim boasts of ‘invincible’ ties with Russia amid talks of Putin visit
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said his country is an "invincible comrade-in-arms" with Russia in…
Chinese Premier Li’s visit to NZ, Australia and Malaysia set to boost ties
BEIJING: Premier Li Qiang will make official visits to New Zealand, Australia and Malaysia starting on Thursday (June 13), a…