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Aerospace / Defense

Russian forces advance in key eastern city, U.S. to send advanced rockets to Ukraine

Civil Unrest

Israeli troops kill Palestinian woman in West Bank, say she attempted stabbing

ASIA

Shanghai revives after two-month COVID lockdown, wary of a new one

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Americas

U.S. delegation to Haiti met all three claimants to power -White House

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. officials sent to Haiti by President Joe Biden's administration in the wake of the assassination of...

Americas

U.S. says only Tehran can determine next round of nuclear talks, will not impose deadline

(Reuters) - The United States will not impose a deadline on a seventh round of talks with Iran to revive...

Analyses

Europe’s climate masterplan aims to slash emissions within a decade

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is set to take the lead in climate policy action among...

Americas

U.S. stands with Cuban people in call for freedom, Biden says

By Jeff Mason and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden said on Monday the United States supports the people...

Debt / Fixed Income Markets

France’s Macron says pension reform to go ahead, virus situation permitting

PARIS (Reuters) - France needs to push back the retirement age and the government will continue its pension reforms as...

Economic News

Italy basks in soccer glory, hopes it will help heal national wounds

By Crispian Balmer ROME (Reuters) -After 18 months of pandemic hell, Italy revelled in some soccer heaven on Monday after...

Corporate / Market Regulation

Spain’s coronavirus infections keep rising, regions impose restrictions

MADRID (Reuters) -Spain's two-week COVID-19 contagion rate kept rising on Monday, reaching 368 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, officials said, more...

Debt / Fixed Income Markets

UK government allows vote to reverse 4 billion pound foreign aid cut

(Adds missing first name for Rishi Sunak in paragraph 3) By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's government said it would...

Brexit Referendum and Its Consequences

Northern Ireland Orange Order parades pass without incident

BELFAST (Reuters) -Annual marches by thousands of members of Northern Ireland's Orange Order took place across Northern Ireland on Monday...

Civil Unrest

Forces from Ethiopia’s Tigray region say they are pushing south

(Refiles to remove extraneous word in headline) By Dawit Endeshaw and Maggie Fick ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) -Forces from Ethiopia's northern...

Corporate / Market Regulation

‘Be cautious’: Johnson goes ahead with lifting England’s COVID curbs

By Costas Pitas and Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged people on Monday to show caution...

Aid Relief / Humanitarian Agencies

World hunger, malnutrition soared last year mostly due to COVID-19 – U.N. agencies

By Maytaal Angel LONDON (Reuters) -World hunger and malnutrition levels worsened dramatically last year, with most of the increase likely...

Asylum / Immigration / Refugees

Lithuania, EU say Belarus using refugees as ‘political weapon’

By Robin Emmott, Sabine Siebold and Andrius Sytas BRUSSELS/VYDENIAI, Lithuania (Reuters) -Lithuania's foreign minister and the EU's top diplomat accused...

Aerospace / Defense

China says it ‘drove away’ U.S. warship on anniversary of tribunal ruling

BEIJING (Reuters) -China's military said it "drove away" a U.S. warship that illegally entered Chinese waters near the Paracel Islands...

Americas

U.S. restricts visas of 100 Nicaraguans affiliated with government

By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Monday imposed visa restrictions on 100 Nicaraguans affiliated with the Nicaraguan...

Central / Eastern Europe (Energy)

Bulgaria faces instability as anti-elite group eyes narrow election win

By Tsvetelia Tsolova SOFIA (Reuters) -Bulgaria faced prolonged political instability on Monday after a national election appeared to result in...

Medical Supplies

Dutch PM apologises for easing of COVID-19 curbs as cases soar

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte conceded on Monday that coronavirus restrictions had been lifted too soon in the...

Corporate / Market Regulation

Egypt tightens punishment for sexual harassment

CAIRO (Reuters) - The Egyptian parliament on Monday approved harsher penalties for sexual harassment and related crimes and upgraded them...

Christianity

Pope to attend November U.N. climate conference in Glasgow, health permitting

By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis will attend the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow in...

ASEAN Countries

Desperate Myanmar residents queue for oxygen as COVID-19 cases surge