Jacob Zuma reps condemn ’emotional, angry’ South African court for his jail sentence
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The majority ruling by South Africa's top court, sentencing Jacob Zuma to 15 months in jail, was...
Forget-me-not: London palace’s garden redesigned for Diana statue
LONDON (Reuters) - A favourite spot of the late Princess Diana, the Sunken Garden at her former London home Kensington...
U.S. condemns wave of violence in Haiti, says human rights violated
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday condemned what it described as a systematic violation of human rights, fundamental...
Key remarks from Russian President Putin’s annual phone-in
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The following are highlights from Russian President Vladimir Putin's annual phone-in on Wednesday. Putin spoke in Russian....
Russia says ‘non-starter’ to allow Syria aid through Iraq
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia's U.N. envoy Vassily Nebenzia on Wednesday described as a "non-starter" a bid...
Mexican trans lawmaker has big plans to combat LGBTQ+ discrimination
By Alberto Fajardo MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Maria Garcia and Salma Luevano will in September become the first two trans...
Politician killed in northwest Nigeria as security crisis worsens
KANO, Nigeria (Reuters) - A Nigerian politician was killed by bandits while on the road between two northern cities, one...
Afghan civilians take up arms as U.S.-led forces leave
PARWAN, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Gun in hand, 55-year-old Dost Mohammad Salangi recites poetry as he leads a small group of...
Brazil’s Bolsonaro says he will not be taken down by Senate probe
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, under pressure over allegations of corruption in his government's vaccine procurement...
Putin says Russia could have sunk UK warship without starting World War Three
By Andrew Osborn and Vladimir Soldatkin MOSCOW (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia could have sunk a...
EU to add Canada, 10 other states to safe travel list
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union governments agreed on Wednesday to add Canada and 10 other countries to their list of...
Hundreds of migrants stage hunger strike in Brussels for legal status
By Bart Biesemans and Johnny Cotton BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Concern over a weeks-long hunger strike by hundreds of undocumented migrants in...
Swiss pick U.S. F-35 jet and Patriot missiles for defence needs
By John Revill and Tim Hepher ZURICH (Reuters) -Switzerland has chosen Lockheed Martin's F-35A Lightning II as its next-generation fighter...
U.N. chief urges U.S. to remove Iran sanctions as agreed in 2015
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appealed to U.S. President Joe Biden's administration to lift...
Worsening power cuts show depth of Sudan’s economic challenge
By Khalid Abdelaziz KHARTOUM (Reuters) - For 17-year-old Wa'ad, frequent power cuts in Sudan's capital have meant struggling to revise...
Putin, in COVID-19 vaccine push, says he got Sputnik V shot
MOSCOW (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin told Russians on Wednesday to get vaccinated against COVID-19 amid a wave of cases, and...
Swedish right-wing hopeful seeks to woo centrists in PM bid
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's centre-right Moderates offered centrists a raft of policies favoured by their mainly rural voters on Wednesday,...
Olympics-Putin hosts Russians heading to Tokyo without flag, anthem
MOSCOW (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin hosted Russian athletes heading to the Tokyo Olympics at the Kremlin on Wednesday, wishing them...
Mexico’s Slim to fix collapsed metro line at no cost in a year
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim's construction firm will repair a collapsed Mexico City metro line at no cost...
For UN to stay legitimate, we need a Council seat, German envoy says
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's outgoing United Nations envoy called for his country to join the Security Council as a permanent...