Finland proposes new law to stem migration from Russia
HELSINKI (Reuters) -Finland's government proposed emergency legislation on Tuesday to block asylum seekers entering across its vast and often snow-bound…
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Srebrenica survivors still haunted as UN votes on genocide remembrance
SREBRENICA, Bosnia (Reuters) - Kada Hotic last saw her son, husband and brother on July 11, 1995, as Bosnian Serb…
Swarmed with tourists, Japan town blocks off viral view of Mt. Fuji
FUJIKAWAGUCHIKO, Japan (Reuters) - Japan's majestic Mt. Fuji was some 700,000 years in the making, but on one sultry May…
ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Israel defence minister, among others
JERUSALEM (AP): The chief prosecutor of the world's top war crimes court sought arrest warrants on Monday (May 21) for…
Iran goes to polls on June 28 following death of president in copter crash
TEHRAN (Bernama-IRNA): After examining the timing of the election process, Iranian heads of branches of power have decided on June…
In divided Iran, president’s death met by muted mourning and furtive celebration
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran proclaimed five days of mourning for President Ebrahim Raisi on Monday, though the muted atmosphere revealed…
Macron heads to riot-hit New Caledonia as Australia, NZ evacuate tourists
SYDNEY/PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron will travel to the Pacific island of New Caledonia late on Tuesday, his office…
Head of Russia-annexed Luhansk says Ukrainian shelling damages fuel depot
(Reuters) - The head of Ukraine's Russia-annexed Luhansk region said on Monday that Ukrainian shelling had damaged a fuel depot…
Lai Ching-te sworn in as Taiwan’s new president
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Lai Ching-te was sworn in as Taiwan's new president on Monday, in footage shown live on television…