Myanmar junta drops charges against 24 celebrities
(Reuters) - Myanmar's military authorities have dropped charges against 24 celebrities who had been declared wanted under an anti-incitement law...
EU air passenger rights not protected during pandemic, auditors say
By Marine Strauss BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European airline passenger rights, which include carriers' legal obligation to pay refunds for cancelled flights,...
Ukrainian parliament approves judicial reforms
KYIV (Reuters) -The Ukrainian parliament approved a draft law on Tuesday that would re-establish a special commission on appointing judges,...
Romania’s PM Citu government survives no-confidence vote
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania's centrist coalition government of Prime Minister Florin Citu easily survived a vote of no-confidence by the...
Brazil bans fires, redeploys military to protect Amazon rainforest
By Jake Spring and Ricardo Brito BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday issued a broad 120-day ban...
Russian court orders arrest in absentia of Navalny ally Zhdanov
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court on Tuesday ordered the arrest in absentia of Ivan Zhdanov, an ally of jailed...
Anti-monarchy protests in African kingdom eSwatini turn violent
By Lunga Masuku MBABANE (Reuters) -Government forces in the southern African kingdom of eSwatini fired gunshots and tear gas on...
Turkey’s Karpowership to resume electricity supply to Lebanon
(Reuters) - Turkey's Karpowership will resume electricity supply to Lebanon from its two power ships from Tuesday in a decision...
UK queen visits Irn-Bru factory, Prince William tastes the ‘girders’
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Queen Elizabeth kicked off a week of engagements in Scotland on Monday with a visit to...
Tigray forces enter town of Shire in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region -witnesses
GONDAR, Ethiopia (Reuters) - Tigrayan forces entered Ethiopia's key northern town of Shire on Tuesday, two eyewitnesses told Reuters, cementing...
Harder to attract staff than visitors at Italy’s tourist hotspots
By Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) - Coronavirus curbs have eased, tourists are returning, but Italy's restaurants and hotels are facing...
Factbox-South Africa’s divisive ex-president Zuma’s many scandals
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's constitutional court on Tuesday sentenced ousted president Jacob Zuma to 15 months in jail for...
Portuguese millionaire art collector detained in tax fraud probe
By Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) - Portuguese art collector Joe Berardo, who was once one of the country's richest men...
Taliban fighters launch attack on Ghazni, clash with Afghan troops
GHAZNI, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Taliban fighters have launched an attack on Ghazni, clashing with Afghan forces and using explosives in...
Former S.African leader Zuma sentenced to 15 months in jail
By Alexander Winning JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa's highest court sentenced former President Jacob Zuma to 15 months in jail on...
Anti-apartheid veteran Zuma casts long shadow over South Africa
By Alexander Winning JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - When Jacob Zuma finally caved to pressure to quit as South African president in...
Myanmar judge denies motion to dismiss evidence against Suu Kyi, lawyer says
(Reuters) - The judge in the trial of deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday rejected a motion...
Ireland limits indoor hospitality to vaccinated over Delta fears
By Conor Humphries and Graham Fahy DUBLIN (Reuters) -Ireland said on Tuesday it will restrict indoor drinking and eating in...
Undeclared conflict? America’s battles with Iran-backed militia escalate, again
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's latest strikes against Iran-backed militia in Syria...
Nigeria’s senate to consider oil overhaul bill on Thursday
By Camillus Eboh and Libby George ABUJA/LAGOS (Reuters) -Nigeria's senate presented a long-awaited oil overhaul bill to the full chamber...