Analysis-Putin grows war economy but incomes suffer ‘lost decade’
LONDON (Reuters) - When President Vladimir Putin ran for re-election in 2018, he promised a "decisive breakthrough" in living standards.…
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ICC has no authority to probe Philippines, Marcos tells Germany’s Scholz
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. told German Chancellor Olaf Scholz the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) has…
Ukrainian soldier uses mud and ash to paint scenes of nature and war
KYIV (Reuters) - When Oleg Bazylewicz, an artist and writer, signed up for military duty on the day that Russia…
Obscure trust links India’s top businesses with Modi’s election war chest
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Behind the doors of a small, non-descript office in the heart of New Delhi lies the headquarters…
Cuba’s private sector provides elderly care – for those who can afford it
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban Clotilde Ravelo is inching up on 90 years old, just fractured her hip and, to make…
Putin asks voters, including in annexed Ukrainian areas, to determine Russia’s future
(Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin appealed on Thursday to voters, including in annexed parts of Ukraine, to be united in…
Kremlin says Putin didn’t threaten to use nuclear weapons, U.S. took him out of context
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Thursday that comments on nuclear weapons that Russian President Vladimir Putin made in…
US-South Korea defense talks on track, but November not a hard deadline-US official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S.-South Korean talks on sharing the cost of keeping American troops in South Korea are on track…
Norway’s King Harald has been discharged from hospital after getting pacemaker
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Norway's King Harald has been discharged from the hospital after receiving a permanent pacemaker earlier this week…