Social media platform X blocked in Pakistan over national security, ministry says
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Pakistan's interior ministry said on Wednesday it had blocked access to social media platform X around the time…
Georgia presses on with ‘foreign agents’ bill opposed by EU
TBILISI (Reuters) -Georgia's parliament gave initial approval on Wednesday to a bill on "foreign agents" that the European Union said…
Cyprus beefs up efforts to stop irregular migration, patrol off Lebanon
NICOSIA (Reuters) - A Cypriot law enforcement vessel was off the coast of Lebanon on Wednesday amid reports Cyprus was…
Russian peacekeepers start withdrawing from Azerbaijan’s Karabakh region
(Reuters) -Russian peacekeepers have begun withdrawing from Azerbaijan's Karabakh and other regions, ending a multi-year deployment which gave Moscow a…
Ukraine says Russia steps up illegal use of tear gas to clear trenches
KYIV/DONETSK REGION, Ukraine (Reuters) - The Ukrainian infantryman, call sign "Ray", said he quickly pulled on his gas mask after…
Afghan women turn to entrepreneurship but struggle to access capital
KABUL (Reuters) - Female-led businesses now represent an economic lifeline for Afghan women living under Taliban restrictions, but face a…
Russian dissident Kara-Murza faces brutal prison transfer, lawyer says
LONDON (Reuters) - Russian dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza faces a long and arduous transfer from a Siberian penal colony to a…
Italian ruling coalition plan would curb abortion rights, critics say
ROME (Reuters) -A proposal by Italy's right-wing ruling coalition that would allow groups who "support motherhood" into abortion clinics will…
Sweden passes law to make it easier to change legal gender
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's parliament on Wednesday passed a law that will make it easier for people to change their…