Ecuador trial over presidential candidate’s murder gets underway
QUITO (Reuters) - A court in Ecuador on Tuesday started a trial against five people accused of murdering presidential candidate…
Pentagon chief speaks with Russian defense minister
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. and Russian defense chiefs spoke by telephone on Tuesday for the first time in more than…
Flooded Brazil ‘ghost town’ a climate warning to world, UN advisor says
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Record floods that killed over 170 people and displaced half a million in southern Brazil are…
Brazil top court majority says marijuana possession not a crime
BRASILIA (Reuters) - A majority of the justices on Brazil's Supreme Court are in favor of decriminalizing the possession of…
UK’s main parties ditch candidates over election betting probe
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's two main political parties on Tuesday each withdrew support for candidates who are being investigated over bets…
WikiLeaks founder Assange welcomed home in Australia a free man after US deal
CANBERRA (Reuters) -WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange landed to an ecstatic welcome in Australia on Wednesday after pleading guilty to violating…
French PM refuses to ‘promise the moon’, clashes with far-right in debate
PARIS (Reuters) - French prime minister Gabriel Attal accused his far-right and leftwing political opponents of "promising the moon" in…
Russia’s Dagestan temporarily on high alert after reports of armed man in Makhachkala
(Reuters) - Russia's Dagestan region was put temporarily on a high alert late on Tuesday after reports of an armed…
Waymo robotaxi service opens to all in San Francisco
The Google-owned Waymo robotaxi service on June 25 became available to anyone in San Francisco interested in hailing a driverless…