Canada defends sending ship to Cuba as vital to deterring Russia
OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Canadian Liberal government, criticized by opposition legislators for sending a patrol ship to Havana while Russian…
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Explainer-France’s snap election: how does it work and what’s next?
PARIS (Reuters) - France holds a parliamentary election on June 30 and July 7. Opinion polls show the far right…
Far-right leader Bardella says he needs absolute majority to govern France effectively
PARIS (Reuters) - The leader of France's far-right National Rally (RN), Jordan Bardella, appealed to voters on Tuesday to hand…
Thailand to be first Southeast Asian country to recognise same-sex marriage
BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand's Senate passed the final reading of a marriage equality law on Tuesday, paving the way for it…
China accuses US of “malign intention” to discredit its Covid-19 vaccines
China's embassy in the Philippines accused the US military of "hypocrisy, malign intention and double standards" in response to a…
Dutch PM Rutte to succeed Stoltenberg as NATO chief, media reports
WASHINGTON/AMSTERDAM/BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, a staunch ally of Kyiv and a critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin,…
India to probe railway collision that killed nine, injured dozens
KOLKATA, India (Reuters) - India will launch an investigation on Tuesday into a train collision that killed nine people in…
Russia sets closed espionage trial for US reporter Gershkovich
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia's espionage trial of detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who denies charges of collecting secrets for…
As Thailand moves to pass same-sex marriage law, couple wait to tie the knot
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai lesbian couple Vorawan "Beaut" Ramwan and Anticha "An" Sangchai are patiently waiting for the passage of…