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…
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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…
Behind closed doors, US reporter Gershkovich to go on trial in Russia
LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich will stand trial for espionage in Russia on Wednesday in a court whose…
European court: Evidence Russia comitted ‘multiple’ human rights violations in Crimea
PARIS (Reuters) - Russia committed multiple human rights violations in Crimea since it annexed the peninsula in 2014, the European…
Protecting 1.2% of Earth would prevent most extinctions, study says
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Setting aside an additional 1.2% of the world's land as nature preserves would prevent the majority…
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…
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…
French far-right leader Bardella backs Ukraine, but would not send long-range missiles
PARIS (Reuters) - French far-right leader Jordan Bardella said on Wednesday that he backed Ukraine's right to defend itself against…