Norway’s King Harald has been discharged from hospital after getting pacemaker
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Norway's King Harald has been discharged from the hospital after receiving a permanent pacemaker earlier this week…
Kremlin says Putin didn’t threaten to use nuclear weapons, U.S. took him out of context
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Thursday that comments on nuclear weapons that Russian President Vladimir Putin made in…
Cuba’s private sector provides elderly care – for those who can afford it
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban Clotilde Ravelo is inching up on 90 years old, just fractured her hip and, to make…
Ukrainian soldier uses mud and ash to paint scenes of nature and war
KYIV (Reuters) - When Oleg Bazylewicz, an artist and writer, signed up for military duty on the day that Russia…
Analysis-Putin grows war economy but incomes suffer ‘lost decade’
LONDON (Reuters) - When President Vladimir Putin ran for re-election in 2018, he promised a "decisive breakthrough" in living standards.…
Kyrgyzstan parliament adopts Russian-style “foreign agents” bill
(Reuters) - The parliament of Kyrgyzstan on Thursday adopted a bill styled on Russia's "foreign agents" law that international observers…
EU agrees new firearm trade rules to curb trafficking
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union reached provisional agreement on Thursday on new rules to make legitimate trade in firearms…
Haiti’s top gang leader threatens politicians as fires break out in capital
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) -A powerful gang leader in Haiti has issued a threatening message aimed at political leaders who would take…
India fills election board ahead of vote date announcement
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India appointed two officials as election commissioners on Thursday, filling vacant spots in the three-person body…