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By Marc Frank and Sarah Marsh HAVANA (Reuters) -Chanting "freedom" and calling for President Miguel Diaz-Canel to step down, thousands...

China drafts new cyber-security industry plan

SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said on Monday it has issued a draft three-year action plan...

N.Korea dismisses U.S. humanitarian aid as ‘sinister scheme’

By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - U.S. humanitarian aid is a "sinister political scheme" to put pressure on other countries,...

New Zealand’s Ardern to chair special leaders’ meeting on pandemic

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will chair an informal meeting of leaders from countries in the...

In latest China regulatory move, common data platform planned for Greater Bay area

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's southern Guangdong province said it plans to build a common data platform for the Greater Bay...

U.S. repeats warning to China against attack on Philippine forces

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Sunday repeated a warning to China that an attack on Philippine armed forces...

Italy erupts in celebration after Euro soccer triumph

By Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) - Italians poured into streets and squares in massive numbers on Sunday as the national...

South Africa violence spreads to Johannesburg in wake of Zuma jailing

By Alexander Winning JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -Shops were looted overnight, a section of highway was closed and stick-wielding protesters marched through...

South Africa extends tight COVID-19 restrictions for another 14 days

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa extended tight COVID-19 rules on Sunday for another 14 days, maintaining restrictions that include a ban...

Pentagon says U.S. team going to Haiti to assess needs

WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) -A team of U.S. security and law enforcement experts is traveling to Haiti to determine what assistance...

No clear winner emerges from Bulgarian parliamentary election

By Tsvetelia Tsolova SOFIA (Reuters) -Bulgaria's parliamentary elections failed to produce a clear winner on Sunday, exit polls showed, with...

Italy’s 5-Star founder, former PM mend rifts, agree to relaunch party

ROME (Reuters) -Italy's former Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and the founder of the co-ruling 5-Star Movement, comedian Beppe Grillo, reached...

Afghan forces repel Taliban assault on provincial capital, governor says

KABUL/MUMBAI (Reuters) -Afghan security forces, with the help of air strikes, repelled an assault by Taliban fighters on the provincial...

Bulgaria’s centre-right GERB party seen narrowly leading in general election-exit polls

SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's centrе-right GERB party of former Prime Minister Boyko Borissov was seen winning Sunday's national election with...

Lithuania to propose sanctions on Belarus for flying illegal migrants to EU border

By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) - Lithuania will propose on Monday expanding European Union sanctions on Belarus for sending illegal...

Israel to withhold $180 million in Palestinian funds over militant stipends

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel will withhold $180 million in tax revenue it collect last year on behalf of the Palestinian...

Polish TV regulator casts doubt over future of U.S.-owned news channel

By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Polish news station TVN24 is in breach of foreign ownership rules for media firms, the...

Oman’s Sultan visits Saudi Arabia on first overseas trip

DUBAI (Reuters) -Oman's Sultan visited Saudi Arabia on Sunday on his first official overseas trip since assuming power last year,...

Georgians protest over death of journalist beaten in attack on LGBT+ supporters