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BRDO, Slovenia (Reuters) -Slovenia, which holds the EU's six-month presidency, will host an EU summit on Oct. 6 to discuss...

Gazprom holds back exports via Ukraine, pressing case for Nord Stream 2 -analysts

By Oksana Kobzeva and Vladimir Soldatkin MOSCOW (Reuters) - Kremlin-controlled gas giant Gazprom has held off from booking additional capacity...

Court jails 10 for child trafficking in Ivory Coast cocoa sector

By Ange Aboa BOUNA, Ivory Coast (Reuters) - A court in Ivory Coast on Wednesday sentenced 10 people found guilty...

Hong Kong policeman was stabbed in “lone wolf” attack- security chief

HONG KONG (Reuters) - The 50-year-old man who stabbed a Hong Kong policeman on the anniversary of the city's return...

Bring in the army: Food group’s call to relieve UK lorry driver crisis

LONDON (Reuters) - Premier Foods, one of Britain's biggest food companies, has called on the government to consider using the...

New York on Ukraine’s frontline: parliament backs town’s name change

By Sergiy Karazy and Margaryta Chornokondratenko NEW YORK, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukraine has regained its own New York after parliament...

Russia denies latest U.S., UK hacking allegations

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's embassy in Washington said on Friday that Moscow categorically denied new hacking allegations levelled against it...

France probes fashion retailers for concealing ‘crimes against humanity’ in Xinjiang

PARIS (Reuters) -French prosecutors have opened an investigation into four fashion retailers suspected of concealing "crimes against humanity" in China's...

U.S. calls build-up of China’s nuclear arsenal ‘concerning’

By David Brunnstrom and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Thursday China's rapid build-up of its...

Swiss hope for holidaymakers from Europe as Asian tourists stay away

By Silke Koltrowitz JUNGFRAUJOCH, Switzerland (Reuters) - It's a quiet day at Jungfraujoch, the Swiss tourist attraction dubbed "Top of...

Key dates in U.S. involvement in Afghanistan since 9/11

(Reuters) - American troops pulled out of their main military base in Afghanistan on Friday, a U.S. defence official said,...

WFP says delivering food in Tigray, hopes for air bridge soon

GENEVA (Reuters) - The U.N.'s World Food Programme has resumed deliveries in Ethiopia's Tigray region, but faces continuing access problems...

Man charged over incident involving UK’s chief medical adviser

LONDON (Reuters) - A man has been charged over an incident broadcast on social media in which the British government's...

UK receives 6 million applications to EU settlement scheme before deadline

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Friday it had received 6 million applications to its settlement scheme for European Union...

India’s death toll from coronavirus crosses 400,000; vaccination drive falters