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Russia says its diplomacy with the West is in crisis management mode, says TASS

Russia's diplomacy with the West is in crisis management mode and is focused on trying to ensure that tensions do not spill over into a large-scale conflict, the TASS news agency on

Russia says its diplomacy with the West is in crisis management mode, says TASS

Russia and China to sign Power of Siberia-2 gas pipeline contract 'in near future', says Novak

Russia and China expect to a sign a contract "in the near future" on the Power of Siberia-2 gas pipeline, which will carry Russian gas to China, Russian Deputy Prime Minister

Russia and China to sign Power of Siberia-2 gas pipeline contract 'in near future', says Novak

Take Five: The good, the bad and the ugly

Markets are hoping for evidence that will solidify a brightening global economic outlook, though rising trade tensions are casting a cloud, while G7 finance ministers gather in Italy.

Take Five: The good, the bad and the ugly

Uprooted by Brazil floods, foreign refugees 'start all over again'

Tens of thousands of Haitians and Venezuelans who found refuge in southern Brazil after escaping hunger, violence and natural disasters are

Uprooted by Brazil floods, foreign refugees 'start all over again'

Dominican Republic`s Abinader looks set for first-round election win

The Dominican Republic's Luis Abinader, an anti-corruption crusader who helped catapult the island nation's economy from pandemic lows to one of the fastest growing in

Dominican Republic`s Abinader looks set for first-round election win

Israel tells World Court South Africa case makes a mockery of genocide

THE HAGUE (Reuters) -Israel defended the military necessity of its Gaza offensive on Friday at the International Court of Justice and asked judges to throw out a request by South Africa to order it to

Israel tells World Court South Africa case makes a mockery of genocide

Hedge funds play a weak Japanese yen

Pressure on Japan to prop up a weak yen may have ebbed, but currency weakness remains a headache for Tokyo.

Hedge funds play a weak Japanese yen

With hunger, climate cuts, US House farm bill proposal faces slim Senate odds

By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S.

With hunger, climate cuts, US House farm bill proposal faces slim Senate odds

Ukraine braces for heavy battles as Putin says Russia carving out 'buffer zone'

By Tom Balmforth and Yuliia Dysa KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine's top commander warned on Friday of "heavy battles" looming on the war's new front in the northeastern Kharkiv region as Russian President

Ukraine braces for heavy battles as Putin says Russia carving out 'buffer zone'

Ukraine allows some convicts to join armed forces in manpower push

(Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy signed a law allowing some convicts to join the armed forces as it battles to hold the line against Russian offensives in Ukraine's northeast, east and south,

Ukraine allows some convicts to join armed forces in manpower push

Putin says oil pipeline could run alongside planned new gas link to China

Russia could deliver oil as well as gas to China along a planned route via Mongolia, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday.

Putin says oil pipeline could run alongside planned new gas link to China

Western nations urge Israel to comply with international law in Gaza

Israel must comply with international law in Gaza and address the devastating humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian enclave, a group of Western nations wrote in a

Western nations urge Israel to comply with international law in Gaza

UK imposes sanctions over Russia-North Korea ‘arms-for-oil’ trade

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain announced sanctions on Friday against three companies and one individual over what it called the "illicit ‘arms-for-oil’ trade" between Russia and North Korea.

UK imposes sanctions over Russia-North Korea ‘arms-for-oil’ trade

French police kill Algerian who set fire to Rouen synagogue

By Gonzalo Fuentes and Dominique Vidalon ROUEN, France (Reuters) -French police shot dead a knife-wielding Algerian man who set fire to a synagogue and threatened police in the city of Rouen on Friday

French police kill Algerian who set fire to Rouen synagogue

Fierce fighting in northern Gaza as aid starts to roll off US-built pier

By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) -Israeli forces battled Hamas fighters in the narrow alleyways of Jabalia in northern Gaza on Friday in some of the fiercest engagements since they returned to the

Fierce fighting in northern Gaza as aid starts to roll off US-built pier

Vatican tightens procedures on supposed 'supernatural events'

By Alvise Armellini VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -The Vatican on Friday tightened procedures for evaluating reported supernatural events such as weeping Madonnas and blood-dripping crucifixes that have for

Vatican tightens procedures on supposed 'supernatural events'

Man kills 2 officers at police station in Malaysia in a suspected Jemaah Islamiyah attack

Police say a man has stormed a police station in Malaysia and killed two officers in what's being investigated as a Jemaah Islamiyah terror attack

Man kills 2 officers at police station in Malaysia in a suspected Jemaah Islamiyah attack

Violence in New Caledonia subsides slightly as France sends reinforcements for security

The number of violent incidents reported in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia has fallen slightly after France imposed a state of emergency

Violence in New Caledonia subsides slightly as France sends reinforcements for security

Meta restores Facebook posts by Malaysian media on PM Anwar's meeting with Hamas

Meta Platforms has restored Facebook posts by Malaysian media covering Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's meeting this week with a Hamas leader, saying they were

Meta restores Facebook posts by Malaysian media on PM Anwar's meeting with Hamas

US to speed up immigration cases of recent border crossers in new program

By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration will speed up the immigration court cases of some single adults caught illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border under a new program

US to speed up immigration cases of recent border crossers in new program

Ukrainian strike on Crimea airbase destroys three Russian warplanes, satellite firm says

A long-range Ukrainian strike on the Moscow-controlled Belbek airbase in occupied Crimea destroyed three Russian warplanes and a fuel facility near its main runway this week, U.S.

Ukrainian strike on Crimea airbase destroys three Russian warplanes, satellite firm says

German minister: Ukraine needs long-range weapons to defend Kharkiv

Ukraine needs more long-range weapons to fight off Russian advances in the northern Kharkiv region where the situation around the country's second-largest city remains "highly

German minister: Ukraine needs long-range weapons to defend Kharkiv

Panama weighs more checkpoints in treacherous jungle increasingly crossed by migrants

Panama's next government is considering erecting new checkpoints along a stretch of thick jungle on its southern border that has become a treacherous part of

Panama weighs more checkpoints in treacherous jungle increasingly crossed by migrants

Slovak PM Fico between life and death after shooting, Hungary PM says

Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico is between life and death two days after an assassination attempt that sent shock waves across Europe, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban

Slovak PM Fico between life and death after shooting, Hungary PM says

Spain will not authorise calling of ships carrying weapons for Israel

Spain will not authorise ships carrying weapons for Israel to call at its ports, Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said on Friday, after the country refused to let a ship call at

Spain will not authorise calling of ships carrying weapons for Israel
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