Four dead in New Caledonia riots, France declares state of emergency
SYDNEY/PARIS (Reuters) -France declared a state of emergency on the Pacific island of New Caledonia on Wednesday after three young…
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At least 14 killed after billboard collapses during fierce storm
AT LEAST 14 people died and 75 others were injured after a billboard bigger than an Olympic swimming pool fell…
Hungary’s Orban ‘deeply shocked’ by ‘heinous attack’ on Slovak PM
BUDAPEST (AFP): Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Wednesday (May 15) expressed "deep shock" over the "heinous attack against my…
Singapore to inaugurate new PM as Lee makes way after 20 years in charge
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore will inaugurate Lawrence Wong on Wednesday as its new prime minister and fourth leader since independence…
No place for violence in politics, Germany’s Scholz says after Slovak PM shooting
BERLIN (REUTERS): German Chancellor Olaf Scholz expressed shock at the shooting of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico on Wednesday (May…
Canada’s oil sands hub threatened by wildfire, sparking large evacuations
(Reuters) -A large wildfire is slowly approaching the major Canadian oil sands city of Fort McMurray and around 6,000 people…
Putin appoints Patrushev and Dyumin as Kremlin aides
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin appointed Nikolai Patrushev as an aide along with long-term ally Alexei Dyumin while…
UK to build six new warships for Royal Marines
LONDON (Reuters) - British defence minister Grant Shapps said on Tuesday that the Royal Marines would get up to six…
Analysis-West, Russia manage limited cooperation in Arctic despite chill in ties
OSLO (Reuters) - When Arctic nations simulated a large oil spill for a virtual training exercise in March off northern…