Philippine VP resigns as education minister as Marcos alliance crumbles
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte resigned on Wednesday from her posts as education minister and vice-chair of an…
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Woman passenger booked for biting crew member in Lucknow, India
NEW DELHI: A woman passenger, who was supposed to board a flight for Mumbai, has been booked by the Lucknow…
Italy pledges responsible budget policy after EU disciplinary step
ROME (Reuters) - Italy will take a "responsible" approach to its budget policy, Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti said, after the…
Police arrest New Caledonia pro-independence protest leader
(Reuters) - Police in New Caledonia arrested protest leader Christian Tein on Wednesday at the headquarters of the biggest pro-independence…
Soaring temperatures scorch pilgrims on Haj in Saudi Arabia
RIYADH/MINA (Reuters) - Throngs of tightly packed pilgrims struggled through searing heat which has claimed lives during the annual Haj…
Estonia’s Kallas, fierce Russia critic, tipped as new EU foreign policy chief
VILNIUS (Reuters) - Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas is tipped to become the European Union's next foreign policy boss, but…
Finnish law to halt migrants at Russia border makes progress in parliament
HELSINKI (Reuters) - A Finnish government proposal to temporarily reject asylum seekers arriving across the country's border with Russia can…
Train crash in eastern India kills 15, injures dozens
KOLKATA (Reuters) - A freight train smashed into the rear of a stationary passenger train in India's West Bengal state…
France says it will sell CAESAR howitzers to Armenia
(Reuters) - France has signed a contract to sell CAESAR self-propelled howitzers to Armenia, Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on…