Sisi stresses effort to rebuild Gaza in first call with Bennett
CAIRO (Reuters) -Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi told Israel's new leader on Monday it was important to follow through on...
UK’s Javid wants COVID restrictions lifted as soon as possible
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's new health minister Sajid Javid said on Monday he wanted the remaining COVID-19 social restrictions to...
France’s Macron: We must all learn from low election turnout
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that all political parties must learn lessons from a low...
Fitch does not expect China’s three-child policy to boost births significantly
(Reuters) - Fitch Ratings said on Monday that China's three-child policy is unlikely to aid slow population growth and that...
Canada indigenous groups in nationwide hunt for more graves after new discoveries
By Anna Mehler Paperny TORONTO (Reuters) -A second discovery this week of hundreds of unmarked graves at the site of...
K-pop activism a lifeline for Thailand’s hard-hit ‘tuk tuk’ drivers
By Patpicha Tanakasempipat BANGKOK (Reuters) - Bangkok "tuk tuk" taxi driver Samran Thammasa, 39, had never heard of K-pop star...
Hong Kong police refuse permission for rally to mark handover
By Sharon Abratique HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong police on Monday denied permission for a rally on July 1,...
Iraqi military issues rare condemnation of U.S. air strikes on Syria border
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's military spokesman on Monday condemned U.S. air strikes against militia targets on the border with Syria...
Blinken visit to pope will reset U.S-Vatican ties after Trump years
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -The last time a U.S. secretary of state visited the Vatican, the diplomatic sparks...
EU countries approve landmark climate change law
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union countries on Monday gave the final seal of approval to a law...
S.Korea to develop ‘Iron Dome’-style defence system to counter North’s artillery
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea approved plans on Monday to pursue a $2.6-billion artillery interception system, similar...
Gaza reconstruction clouded by dispute over Israelis held by Hamas
By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) - Reconstruction of Gaza after last month's fighting between Israel and Hamas is being held...
Russia successfully test launches new intercontinental ballistic missile -TASS cites source
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has successfully test launched a new intercontinental ballistic missile from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in the country's...
Analysis: Shut off from the world, Australia fosters red-hot growth at home
By Swati Pandey SYDNEY (Reuters) - A year after the coronavirus pandemic pummelled Australia's economy, IT contractor Ashok Ravindran has...
Clock counts down for Swedish PM Lofven as snap election looms
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden moved closer to a snap election on Monday after fruitless attempts to form a government by...
At least 30 killed in al Shabaab attack in Somalia – security official
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - An estimated 30 people died on Sunday when Somalia's Islamist al Shabaab group launched an attack in...
Police checks and patriotic flowers: Beijing leaves nothing to chance ahead of Party centenary
By Cate Cadell BEIJING (Reuters) - Behind roadblocks and hundreds of police in the Chinese capital of Beijing on Friday,...
Germany seeks to ban British travellers from EU on COVID-19 variant worries: The Times
(Reuters) - Germany will attempt to ban British travellers from the European Union regardless of whether or not they have...
Seven killed, many injured in blast in Bangladesh
DHAKA (Reuters) - At least seven people were killed and more than 50 people were injured in an explosion in...
Islamic State claims responsibility for rocket attack on Iraqi power station
CAIRO (Reuters) - Islamic State claimed responsibility for a rocket attack on a power station in Iraq, the group's Nasheer...