Factboxes

By Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile will go to the polls to elect a new president on Sunday, a...

By Mark Trevelyan (Reuters) - Ukraine has become the main flashpoint in Russia's relations with the West after a build-up...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Moscow has cultivated close ties with pro-Russian rebels controlling swathes of the Donbass region of eastern Ukraine...

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing increasing grumblings of discontent among his lawmakers, many of whom...

MOSCOW/KYIV (Reuters) - A Russian troop build-up near Ukraine has led to fears that a war could break out between...

(Reuters) - Taiwan votes in four referendums on Saturday that could have a major bearing on its energy and trade...

BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. legislation to ban imports from China's western Xinjiang region passed the U.S. House of Representatives this...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - New Caledonia will hold a referendum on independence from France this weekend, despite concerns that a boycott...

By Reuters Staff (Reuters) - Many countries are rolling out COVID-19 vaccine booster shots, but there is no consensus among...

(Reuters) - The parties to the war in Yemen each have their own agenda, making the conflict hard to resolve....

(Reuters) - Future pandemics could be more lethal than COVID-19 so the lessons learned from the outbreak must not be...

(Reuters) - A court in military-ruled Myanmar sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday to four years in...

(Reuters) -Myanmar's former leader Aung San Suu Kyi received a four-year jail term on Monday, the first verdict in numerous...

(Reuters) - The United States has warned Russia not to invade Ukraine and urged both countries to return to a...

(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will speak by video link on Tuesday. Since their...

VIENNA (Reuters) - Following are some key facts about Austrian Interior Minister Karl Nehammer, who was picked by top officials...

(Reuters) - Air travellers to the United States will face tougher COVID-19 testing rules to try to slow the spread...

By Hereward Holland KINSHASA (Reuters) - Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo have announced joint operations against an Islamic State-linked...

By Hereward Holland KINSHASA (Reuters) - Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo said on Tuesday their armies mounted air and...

LONDON (Reuters) - The World Health Organization said on Monday the Omicron coronavirus variant carried a very high risk of...