Campaigning takes off in France for snap election in two weeks
PARIS (Reuters) - Campaigning kicked off on Monday for France's snap parliamentary election, which opinion polls suggest the far-right National…
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Taking aim at UK’s Sunak, Nigel Farage pledges border control, tax cuts
MERTHYR TYDFIL, Wales (Reuters) -British Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage pledged on Monday to get migration under control and cut taxes…
In a Greek jail, inmates find freedom in theatre
KORYDALLOS PRISON, Greece (Reuters) - On a stifling summer evening, the actors took to the stage: a grassy courtyard enclosed…
Russian forces kill Islamic State-linked hostage takers at detention centre
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian special forces freed two prison guards and shot dead six inmates linked to the Islamic State militant…
Singapore intensifies oil spill clean up after it spreads along coast
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - An oil spill off southern Singapore has spread to other areas of the island's coast and is…
Ukraine summit strives for broad consensus to lean on Russia to end war
BUERGENSTOCK, Switzerland (Reuters) - Western powers and countries from the rest of the world will use the second day of…
Discovering Algeria’s lesser-known treasures
Africa’s biggest country wants to lure tourists to its neglected cultural and scenic glories.
Fourteen Jordanians die during haj in Saudi Arabia, some succumb to heat
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Hamburg police shoot hammer-wielding man ahead of Euro 2024 match
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -German police shot at a man who threatened officers with a sledgehammer and an incendiary device on the…