Disgraced ex-justice minister seeks to shake up South Korea election
SEOUL (Reuters) - A minor South Korean opposition party launched by disgraced former justice minister Cho Kuk has emerged as…
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Amid blackouts and scarce food, Cuba protests rattle ‘cradle’ of the Revolution
SANTIAGO DE CUBA (Reuters) - A crowd swarms the steps of a small state-run market on the outskirts of Santiago,…
India to spend $3.7 billion to fence Myanmar border, source says
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India plans to spend nearly $3.7 billion to fence its 1,610-km (1,000-mile) porous border with Myanmar…
Kyrgyzstan urges citizens to limit travel to Russia
(Reuters) - Kyrgyzstan's foreign ministry has urged citizens of the Central Asian nation to put off unnecessary travel to Russia…
Thailand moves closer to legalising same-sex unions as parliament passes landmark bill
BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand's parliament overwhelmingly approved a marriage equality bill on Wednesday, a landmark step that moves one of Asia's…
US reporter Gershkovich’s detention in Russia extended by three months
MOSCOW (Reuters) -A Russian court on Tuesday extended by three months the pre-trial detention of Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street…
Canada launching assisted departures for vulnerable Canadians in Haiti
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada on Monday is launching an assisted departure operation for vulnerable Canadians in Haiti as gang violence…
Polish lawmakers to submit motion to bring central bank chief before tribunal
WARSAW (Reuters) - Polish lawmakers will submit a motion on Tuesday to bring the central bank governor before the State…
UN chief calls for slavery reparations to overcome ‘generations of discrimination’
(Reuters) - United Nations chief Antonio Guterres called on Monday for reparations over the transatlantic trafficking of enslaved people as…