Brazil plans to raise minimum cigarette price, source says
BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil's finance ministry plans to raise the minimum cigarette price to offset losses from tax benefits granted to…
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Pope issues rare apology over reported homophobic slur
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis, widely quoted as having used a highly derogatory word to describe the LGBT community, did…
UK’s Sunak proposes tax cuts for pensioners in new election pledge
(Reuters) - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday proposed tax cuts for millions of pensioners in his latest campaign…
Ukraine to receive F-16s ‘very soon’ but much aid arriving late, defence minister says
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine will receive its first supplies of F-16 fighter jets "very soon", but around half of its…
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy to visit Belgium on Tuesday, sign security pact
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will visit Belgium on Tuesday and sign a security pact with Prime Minister…
Mexico election front-runner Sheinbaum faces tall order to cut cartel violence
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - In early May, Claudia Sheinbaum, the favorite to win Mexico's upcoming presidential election next month, suddenly…
Pope used vulgar Italian word to refer to LGBT people, Italian newspapers report
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis used a highly derogatory term towards the LGBT community as he reiterated in a…
Zelenskiy: Biden missing Ukraine talks would be ‘applause’ for Putin
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday that if U.S. President Joe Biden missed a peace summit organised…
Caribbean leader blasts ’empty’ climate promises at small islands summit
(Reuters) - The president of this decade's summit for Small Island Developing States on Monday blasted "empty" and "grossly inadequate"…