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Hong Kong man jailed for nine years in first national security case
By James Pomfret and Sara Cheng HONG KONG (Reuters) -The first person convicted under Hong Kong's national security law was...
Read moreHK police arrest man for booing China anthem during Olympics broadcast
HONG KONG (Reuters) -Hong Kong police said on Friday they had arrested a 40-year-old man for booing China's national anthem...
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French finance minister’s phone investigated in Pegasus spyware case
PARIS (Reuters) - The phone of France's finance minister Bruno Le Maire is currently being investigated to determine whether it...
Read moreNigerian police chief indicted in U.S. over ‘Hushpuppi’ fraud
ABUJA (Reuters) -A Nigerian police chief has denied involvement in what a U.S. indictment describes as an elaborate scheme to...
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Malta government carries responsibility for journalist’s murder, inquiry finds
By Christopher Scicluna VALLETTA (Reuters) - An independent inquiry into the car bomb murder of anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia...
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Mexico president says thousands of federal prisoners to be freed under new decree
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Thursday a new presidential decree would liberate thousands...
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Detained Biafra separatist’s family complain to UK over lack of assistance
LONDON (Reuters) - The family of Nnamdi Kanu, a secessionist leader and British citizen who is detained in Nigeria, has...
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Ugandan opposition, activists denounce digital car tracker plan
By Elias Biryabarema KAMPALA (Reuters) - A move by Uganda's government to install digital tracking devices on vehicles to help...
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French police recover jewels stolen in scooter heist -media report
PARIS (Reuters) - French authorities on Wednesday recovered most of the roughly 2 million euros ($2.37 million) worth of jewelry...
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At pre-sentencing hearing for HK national security case, judges hear defendant made ‘stupid’ mistake
HONG KONG (Reuters) - The defence lawyer for the first person charged under Hong Kong's national security law argued on...
Read morePanama registers record number of migrants crossing treacherous Darien Gap
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - A record 42,000 migrants bound for North America have this year entered Panama by trekking across...
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New Mexican vigilante group’s sympathizers set fire to government offices, businesses
PANTELHO, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexican villagers sympathizing with a new indigenous self-defense group torched government offices, businesses and houses in...
Read moreHouston man pleads guilty in scheme to sell $317 million bogus masks to Australian state
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -A Texas man has pleaded guilty to involvement in a scheme to fraudulently sell 50 million...
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Tunisian president bashes ‘wrong choices’ on economy
TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisian President Kais Saied said on Wednesday that "wrong economic choices" had caused major financial problems in...
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Haiti premier says he plans elections as quickly as possible
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) -Haiti's new Prime Minister Ariel Henry on Wednesday said the government plans to create conditions for the Caribbean...
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A sweet bust for Paraguay: record cocaine stash found in a shipment of sugar
By Daniela Desantis ASUNCION (Reuters) - Paraguay seized more than 3,400 kilos of cocaine near the capital city of Asuncion...
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Italy arrests 18 for illegal fishing of protected shellfish
ROME (Reuters) - The Italian coastguard arrested 18 people on Wednesday for illegal fishing of a rare mollusc, breaking up...
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Accused cardinal in court as Vatican fraud trial opens and is adjourned
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Cardinal Angelo Becciu said on Tuesday he wanted to comply with the wishes...
Read moreChinese national shot and wounded in Pakistan’s Karachi
KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) - A Chinese national was shot and wounded in an attack in Pakistan's largest city Karachi on...
Read moreTaiwan ex-deputy defence minister investigated over ‘China spy’ contacts
By Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan authorities are investigating a former deputy defence minister and several other serving and...
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