Pope names 21 new cardinals, putting stamp on Church’s future
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis announced on Sunday that he would appoint 21 new cardinals in August, ...
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Shanghai eases return to work, moves to support economy
SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Shanghai authorities will cancel many conditions for businesses to resume work from Wednesday, a city official said on ...
Monsoon rains lash India’s Kerala coast, two days ahead of usual
By Mayank Bhardwaj NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's annual monsoon, which delivers about 70% of the country's rainfall, arrived on ...
‘Message to the world’ – Lithuanians fundraise to buy drone for Ukraine
(This fixes dollar conversion rate in paragraph 2 in May 27 story.) By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) - Hundreds of ...
Australia PM says Pacific leaders ‘positive’ on his new push
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's new government has had a positive response from Pacific island leaders to its diplomatic engagement, Prime ...
Ukraine get missiles, howitzers as Zelenskiy expects good news on arms
(Reuters) -Ukraine has started receiving Harpoon anti-ship missiles from Denmark and self-propelled howitzers from the United States, arms that will ...
U.N. rights chief says she urged China to review counter-terrorism policies
By Yew Lun Tian and Tony Munroe BEIJING (Reuters) -U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet, whose rare visit to China ...
Russia pummels eastern towns in bid to encircle Ukraine forces
By Max Hunder and Conor Humphries KYIV (Reuters) -Russian forces stepped up their assault on the Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk ...
Nigeria’s opposition picks Abubakar to run for president again
By MacDonald Dzirutwe and Abraham Achirga ABUJA (Reuters) -Nigeria's former vice president, veteran politician Atiku Abubakar, will run for president ...
Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Vatican power who dismissed sexual abuse, dies
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Cardinal Angelo Sodano, a controversial Vatican power broker for more than a quarter of ...
Ukraine aide says any Moscow deal not worth ‘broken penny’, Zelenskiy says Russia officials powerless
KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian presidential adviser and peace talks negotiator Mykhailo Podolyak said on Saturday that any agreement with Russia could ...
‘We have the power’: Poles march for LGBTQ+ rights in Gdansk
By Isabella Ronca and Hedy Beloucif GDANSK, Poland (Reuters) - Thousands of Poles marched to demand an end to homophobia ...
Iranian police fire shots, teargas to disperse protests over building collapse
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian police used tear gas and fired shots in the air to disperse another night of protests ...
Major fire sinks superyacht in British marina
LONDON (Reuters) -Fire ripped through a superyacht in southwest England on Saturday, sending thick plumes of black smoke into the ...
Pope’s July visit to Africa to go ahead despite health issues
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis is set to make a gruelling trip to two African countries in ...
Shanghai edges towards COVID reopening as Beijing plans to ease curbs
SHANGHAI (Reuters) -The Chinese metropolis of Shanghai inched further towards a gradual reopening from two months of grinding COVID-19 lockdown, ...
Iran shows off underground drone base, but not its location -state media
(Reuters) - The Iranian army has given some details - but not the exact location - of an underground base for ...
Moscow-led Ukrainian Orthodox Church breaks ties with Russia
KYIV (Reuters) - A branch of Ukraine's Orthodox Church that remained loyal to Moscow after a 2019 schism has said ...
Russia shows off Zircon hypersonic cruise missile in test-launch at sea
(Reuters) - Russia successfully test-fired a hypersonic Zircon cruise missile over a distance of about 1,000 km (625 miles), the ...
Congo suspends flights from Rwanda over Kigali’s alleged support for rebels
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo has summoned Rwanda's ambassador and suspended RwandAir flights to Congo in response to ...