Iceland picks Bjarni Benediktsson as next prime minister
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Bjarni Benediktsson said on Tuesday he will become the country's next prime minister, replacing Katrin Jakobsdottir who last…
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Venezuelan ex-general sentenced to over 21 years for helping Colombia’s FARC
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former Venezuelan general with close ties to the late leftist president Hugo Chavez was sentenced…
Colombia’s ELN rebels call for extraordinary meeting to revive peace talks
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian leftist rebel group the National Liberation Army (ELN) has requested an extraordinary meeting with the government,…
Harris completes steadfast journey to become Ireland’s youngest premier
DUBLIN (Reuters) - When Simon Harris made headlines in his local County Wicklow newspaper in 2003 for criticising the government,…
Ukraine races to fix and shield its power plants after Russian onslaught
UNDISCLOSED LOCATION, Ukraine (Reuters) - When a Russian attack plunged a Ukrainian thermal power plant into darkness on March 29,…
Swiss elderly women win landmark climate case against government
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday ruled in favour of a group of Swiss elderly…
North Korean media takes stab at South’s president on eve of elections
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's state-controlled media has called President Yoon Suk Yeol of its neighbour South Korea a "fascist…
Russia, Kazakhstan evacuate over 100,000 people amid worst flooding in decades
ORSK, Russia (Reuters) -Russia and Kazakhstan ordered more than 100,000 people to evacuate after swiftly melting snow swelled mighty rivers…
Swiss women win landmark climate case at Europe top human rights court
STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) -Europe's top human rights court ruled on Tuesday that the Swiss government had violated the human rights…