No-confidence vote looms for Papua New Guinea leader Marape
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape is likely to face a no-confidence motion in parliament after the…
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Argentina’s Milei swaps cabinet chief in major government shakeup
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - In the first cabinet shakeup of his five-month-old administration, Argentine President Javier Milei accepted the resignation…
Peru’s president faces constitutional complaint in Rolex case
LIMA (Reuters) - Peru's attorney general's office on Monday presented a constitutional complaint against President Dina Boluarte in a case…
Georgian parliament votes to override presidential veto of ‘foreign agent’ bill
TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgia's parliament voted on Tuesday to override a presidential veto of a bill on "foreign agents" that…
Brazil plans to raise minimum cigarette price, source says
BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil's finance ministry plans to raise the minimum cigarette price to offset losses from tax benefits granted to…
Pope issues rare apology over reported homophobic slur
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis, widely quoted as having used a highly derogatory word to describe the LGBT community, did…
UK’s Sunak proposes tax cuts for pensioners in new election pledge
(Reuters) - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday proposed tax cuts for millions of pensioners in his latest campaign…
Frustrated EU ministers urge Hungary to stop blocking military aid to Ukraine
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Union foreign ministers urged Hungary on Monday to stop blocking measures to provide billions of euros in…
Pakistan temperatures cross 52 C in heatwave
MOHENJO DARO, Pakistan (Reuters) - Temperatures rose above 52 degrees Celsius (125.6 degrees Fahrenheit) in Pakistan’s southern province of Sindh,…