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By Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's biggest political party and key ally in the ruling coalition withdrew support...

Two weeks into lockdown, Sydney has its worst day for virus cases this year

By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia's New South Wales (NSW) state on Thursday reported its biggest daily rise in locally...

EU will ‘never, ever’ accept two-state deal on Cyprus

NICOSIA (Reuters) - The European Union will "never, ever" accept a two state deal on ethnically-split Cyprus, the head of...

No ‘clear facts’ to show Malaysia PM has lost majority – attorney general

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and his cabinet will continue to exercise their executive powers as...

UK PM Johnson did not break parliament’s code of conduct over holiday

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson did not break parliament's code of conduct by accepting an offer from...

France welcomes New Caledonia’s new president before territory’s final independence vote

PARIS (Reuters) - France's overseas territories minister on Thursday welcomed news that New Caledonia had elected Louis Mapou as its...

Heat wave in Pacific Northwest could soon repeat due to climate change – research

By Andrea Januta (Reuters) -The suffocating heat wave that killed hundreds of people across the Pacific Northwest last week would...

U.S. considers visas for vulnerable Afghan women after military exit

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration is considering offering an expedited visa path for vulnerable Afghans including women politicians, journalists,...

Zimbabwe army commander dies from cancer – presidential spokesman

HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's army commander died early on Thursday after succumbing to cancer, the presidential spokesman said. The army...

Analysis-N.Korea reshuffle signals military policy not top priority now, analysts say

By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - New photos confirm North Korea has demoted a military leader in a reshuffle that...

New Caledonia elects pro-independence candidate Louis Mapou as president

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - New Caledonia has elected Louis Mapou as its first pro-independence president since a 1998 deal with Paris...

South Africa’s Zuma hands himself over to police to begin sentence

By Siyabonga Sishi NKANDLA, South Africa (Reuters) -South African former President Jacob Zuma turned himself in to police on Wednesday...

Haiti may slip deeper into lawlessness after president’s killing

(Reuters) - Haitian President Jovenel Moise was shot dead overnight on Wednesday, stoking fears of deepening chaos in an impoverished...

Rocket attack targets U.S. embassy inside Baghdad’s Green Zone -Iraqi security sources

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Two rockets were fired at the U.S. embassy inside Baghdad's Greene Zone early on Thursday, Iraqi security...

Canada looks to relocate Afghan interpreters, staff amid U.S. drawdown

By Anna Mehler Paperny TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada is planning to take in hundreds of vulnerable Afghan interpreters, embassy staff...

Fiji police deliver groceries, toilet paper amid COVID-19 spike

By Byron Kaye (Reuters) -Fiji reported a record daily increase in COVID-19 infections as it began distributing groceries to some...

Anti-apartheid veteran Zuma casts shadow over South Africa

By Alexander Winning JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - When Jacob Zuma bowed to pressure to quit as South Africa's president in 2018,...

Turkey, U.S. defence chiefs hold ‘constructive and positive’ meeting on Kabul airport

ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar and his U.S. counterpart Lloyd Austin on Wednesday had a "constructive and positive...

U.S. concerned by reports of China LGBTQI Plus social media curbs