International Agencies / Treaty Groups
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...
Read moreU.N. court sentences former Milosevic aides to 12 years for war crimes
By Stephanie van den Berg THE HAGUE (Reuters) - U.N. judges on Wednesday convicted two men of war crimes for...
Read moreUN court convicts former Milosevic aides of war crimes
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - U.N. judges on Wednesday convicted two men of war crimes for their role in financing and...
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Northern Ireland High Court rejects challenge to Brexit Protocol
By Amanda Ferguson and Conor Humphries BELFAST (Reuters) -Northern Ireland's High Court on Wednesday rejected a challenge by the region's...
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Biden nominates academic Gutmann as U.S. envoy to Germany -sources
BERLIN (Reuters) -President Joe Biden has nominated academic Amy Gutmann as U.S. ambassador to Germany, three sources said on Wednesday,...
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UK’s Queen Elizabeth to host Merkel at Windsor Castle on Friday
LONDON (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit Queen Elizabeth at Windsor Castle during her visit to Britain this...
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Mexico suggests tweaked border restrictions with U.S. as vaccinations advance
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's foreign minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Tuesday the Mexican government had suggested to U.S. counterparts...
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Washington says it will not ‘stand by in the face of horrors’ in Tigray
By Daphne Psaledakis and Doyinsola Oladipo WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Ethiopia and Eritrea should anticipate further actions from the United States if...
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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,...
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U.S. eyes more stable, predictable ties with Russia, Blinken tells paper
(La Repubblica newspaper's transcript shows correct wording "predictable" (not "profitable"), "take reckless or aggressive actions" (not "attack") ROME (Reuters) -...
Read moreRussia tests Crimean air defence systems as Ukraine, U.S. hold Black Sea drills
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia tested the readiness of its air defence systems in Crimea, the peninsula it annexed from Ukraine...
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Settlements locked down as Fiji endures deadly coronavirus wave
By David Hotchin and Jill Gralow SUVA/SYDNEY (Reuters) - At the Qauia settlement, a community of more than 2,000 near...
Read moreRussia says monitoring Black Sea military drills involving U.S., Ukraine – RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Defence Ministry said on Monday it was monitoring the movements of international ships participating in 'Sea...
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Jersey extends post-Brexit transition scheme for French trawlers
PARIS (Reuters) -The Channel Island of Jersey said on Monday it had agreed to a three-month extension to post-Brexit transition...
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Italy says its relations with U.S. far more important than with China
ROME (Reuters) - Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said on Monday that Rome's relations with the United States are...
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Italy says worried about Islamic State in Africa, proposes working group
ROME (Reuters) - Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said on Monday the world should not lower its guard against...
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Sudan to cut government spending, increase social spending
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan will cut its government spending and increase social spending, the cabinet said on Saturday, after completing...
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