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Leaders lament slow progress on women’s rights 30 years after Beijing milestone

22 Sep 2025

By Doyinsola Oladipo NEW YORK (Reuters) -“A wave of misogyny is rolling across the world,” U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told world leaders who warned of a growing global backlash against women’s rights on the 30th anniversary of a landmark conference. A day before speeches are set to begin at the 80th session of the U.N. …

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Reverse brain drain: governments hope to lure talent after US visa change

22 Sep 2025

By Heejin Kim, Eduardo Baptista and Cynthia Kim SEOUL/BEIJING (Reuters) -Countries including South Korea are aiming to take advantage of tougher U.S. immigration policy to lure foreign scientists and engineers, boosting their domestic industries and reversing an exodus of talent. On Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump introduced a $100,000 fee for new H-1B visas – …

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New York eyes record Climate Week despite Trump attacks on green agenda

22 Sep 2025

(This September 20 story was refiled without any changes to text.) By Simon Jessop, Katy Daigle and Kate Abnett (Reuters) -When Climate Week kicks off on Sunday in New York City, it will mark the event’s biggest year yet – with organizers reporting a record number of companies participating and more events than ever to …

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Pro-Palestinian protesters fight police in Milan, Italian ports blocked

22 Sep 2025

By Claudia Greco and Anna Uras MILAN (Reuters) -Protesters against Israel’s Gaza offensive clashed with police in Milan and other Italian cities on Monday as tens of thousands marched in Rome and dockworkers blocked ports in solidarity with Palestinians. Police in riot gear fired tear gas to try to disperse protesters at the central station …

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Moldovan police launch sweeping raids over alleged Russian meddling

22 Sep 2025

By Dan Peleschuk KYIV (Reuters) -Moldova carried out more than 200 raids over alleged Russian-backed efforts to destabilise the country ahead of Sunday’s parliamentary election, as President Maida Sandu warned Moscow was spending hundreds of millions of euros to sway the vote. The high-stakes poll could be pivotal for Moldova’s bid to join the European …

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UK’s health regulator confirms safety of paracetamol during pregnancy

22 Sep 2025

(Reuters) -Britain’s health regulator said on Monday it is safe use the pain relief treatment paracetamol and that there is no evidence of it causing autism in children. The U.S. government will announce its findings on autism later in the day, after the Wall Street Journal reported earlier this month the administration was planning to …

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Spain to seek new anti-abuse bracelet operator after data disruption outcry

22 Sep 2025

MADRID (Reuters) -Spain will seek a replacement for the network provider running tracking devices worn by men accused of violence towards former partners, it said on Monday, after a data glitch impeded an unspecified number of criminal trials. More than 4,500 women have restraining orders protecting them in Spain, whose leftist government has made strengthening …

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West, Russia clash at UN after incidents in NATO air space

22 Sep 2025

(Corrects media tag from UKRAINE-CRISIS/ESTONIA-UNILEVER) By John Irish and Tom Balmforth UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -Britain’s foreign minister warned on Monday that Russia’s incursions into NATO territory risked triggering an armed conflict, drawing an immediate rebuke from Moscow, which dismissed Europe’s concerns as groundless and hysterical. Confronting Russia at a meeting of the United Nations Security …

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Four major Western nations recognise Palestinian state, to fury of Israel

22 Sep 2025

(Corrects spelling of Portugal in first bullet) By Catarina Demony and Bhargav Acharya LONDON/TORONTO (Reuters) -Britain, Canada, Australia and Portugal all recognised a Palestinian state on Sunday in a move borne out of frustration over the Gaza war and intended to promote a two-state solution, prompting a furious response from Israel. The decision by four …

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Hamas-led authorities execute alleged collaborators in Gaza, official says

22 Sep 2025

By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) -Hamas-led authorities in Gaza have executed three men accused of collaborating with Israel, a Palestinian official said, as the group seeks to crush rising challenges from Palestinian militias it says are working against it with Israeli support. Two years into the Gaza war and with Hamas under relentless Israeli military …

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