Indian lawmaker allied with Modi's BJP faces sexual harassment probe
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's southern state of Karnataka will investigate a lawmaker whose party is a key ally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on suspicion of sexual harassment, the state's chief minister has said. ...
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Georgia at political crossroads as 'foreign agent' bill draws protests
By Felix Light TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgia faces more protests this week as lawmakers resume debate on a "foreign agents" law that opponents denounce as a Russian-inspired tool to crack down on freedom of speech. The bill would force organisations ...
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Gaza truce or Rafah assault? Netanyahu faces political dilemma
By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Far-right allies of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are raising pressure on the embattled leader to reject a new Gaza ceasefire, jeopardising his government's stability if he backs away from an assa...
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Analysis-Panama presidential contenders downplay gathering economic clouds
By Valentine Hilaire and Elida Moreno PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - With Panama's business-friendly reputation bruised by a recent move to close a copper mine accounting for 5% of GDP, the country's next president will face unusually tough choices in try...
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Factbox-What is the International Criminal Court?
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Israel is voicing concern that the International Criminal Court could be preparing to issue arrest warrants for government officials on charges related to its war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The ICC is investigating Hamas...
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EU restricts visa provisions for Ethiopian nationals
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union has decided to restrict its visa provisions for Ethiopian nationals due to a lack of co-operation from Ethiopia's government over repatriating those who stay illegally, the EU Council said on Monday. The move...
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Togo votes for a new parliament with stronger say in governance
By Alice Lawson LOME (Reuters) - Voting got under way in legislative elections in Togo on Monday following approval of constitutional reforms by the outgoing parliament that could extend the 19-year-old rule of President Faure Gnassingbe. Under a n...
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Polish protesters lift months-long blockade at Ukraine border
KYIV (Reuters) - Polish farmers stopped protesting at the last blocked border crossing with Ukraine on Monday, Kyiv and Warsaw said, suspending a blockade that has dragged on for months and soured bilateral relations. Ukraine's farm minister hailed...
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Israel concerned over possible ICC arrest warrants related to Gaza war
By Andrew MacAskill JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel is voicing concern that the International Criminal Court could be preparing to issue arrest warrants for government officials on charges related to its war against Hamas. The ICC - which can charge i...
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Solomon Islands PM Sogavare won't stand for renomination next week
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Solomon Islands incumbent Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare said he would not be a candidate when lawmakers vote next week for a new prime minister, and his political party would instead back former Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manel...
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UAE, Ukraine conclude talks on bilateral trade deal
ABU DHABI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates and Ukraine have completed negotiations for a bilateral trade deal, according to a joint statement released on Monday, ahead of its formal signing. The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEP...
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Hamas armed wing says it targeted Israeli military position from south Lebanon
DUBAI (Reuters) - The Hamas militant group's al Qassam Brigades said on Monday they had fired a salvo of missiles from south Lebanon at an Israeli military position. Air raid sirens went off in northern Israel near the border with Lebanon but there...
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At least 18 dead, 32 injured in Mexico highway bus accident
(Reuters) - A bus crash on the outskirts of Mexico City killed 18 people on Sunday, while another 32 were injured, according to the state of Mexico's civil protection agency. The accident happened in Malinalco in the southern region of Mexico state...
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China hints at retaliation after Biden signs Taiwan, TikTok legislation
BEIJING (Reuters) - China hinted on Monday that it could retaliate after U.S. President Joe Biden signed into law legislation to boost Taiwan's defences and seeks to get TikTok's Chinese owner to divest from the social media platform. Biden signed ...
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Thai court adds jail time for rights lawyer who urged monarchy reform
BANGKOK (Reuters) - A Thai court sentenced a prominent jailed activist lawyer on Monday to a further two years in prison for royal insults relating to a speech he made at a 2021 protest, his lawyer said. Human Rights lawyer Arnon Nampa, 39, was han...
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UK considers tightening its disability benefits system
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is considering making changes to disability and mental health benefit payments as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak aims to slow the rise in the government's welfare bill and get more people into work. Ahead of a national elect...
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China's Xi to visit France, Serbia and Hungary May 5-10, foreign ministry says
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit France, Serbia and Hungary from May 5-10, a spokesperson for China's foreign ministry announced on Monday. Bilateral relations with France have maintained sound growth momentum, and both c...
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Spain's PM Pedro Sanchez will announce decision on resignation at 11 am
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will announce his decision on his possible resignation at 11 am, local time, an hour earlier than previously announced his office said on Monday morning. It will be a televised reading stateme...
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Taliban's treatment of women under scrutiny at UN rights meeting
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - Afghanistan's Taliban face criticism over their human rights record at a U.N. meeting on Monday, with Washington accusing them of systematically depriving women and girls of their human rights. However, in an awkwar...
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Scotland's Yousaf set to resign as first minister, UK media say
(Reuters) - Scotland's Humza Yousaf is considering quitting as First Minister rather than face two confidence votes, UK media outlets reported late Sunday. Yousaf's resignation was an option but a final decision had not yet been taken, BBC news rep...
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In Mexico presidential debate, Galvez goes after frontrunner Sheinbaum
By Stephen Eisenhammer and Diego Oré MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's main opposition presidential candidate Xochitl Galvez called her rival, frontrunner Claudia Sheinbaum, "the candidate of lies" during a pre-election debate on Sunday and dared he...
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Chechen leader's 16-year-old son named trustee at special forces university
(Reuters) - Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov said on Sunday that he named his teenage son, who was shown beating a prisoner in custody last year, a trustee of the Russian University of Special Forces named after President Vladimir Putin. Adam Kadyrov,...
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US Secretary of state Antony Blinken arrives in Saudi Arabia
RIYADH (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday, the first stop in a broader trip to the Middle East, aimed at discussing with Arab partners post-war Gaza and to press Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Neta...
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Philippines' 'dangerous' heat prompts shift to online classes, power crunch
By Neil Jerome Morales MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines has cancelled in-person public school classes for the next two days and said the power grid on its main island could be strained as the country grapples with a heatwave that is also affectin...
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China set to launch high-stakes mission to moon's 'hidden' side
By Albee Zhang and Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) - China will send a robotic spacecraft in coming days on a round trip to the moon's far side in the first of three technically demanding missions that will pave the way for an inaugural Chinese crewed l...
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