Nepal PM Oli resigns after violent anti-corruption protests, his aide says
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli resigned on Tuesday, his aide Prakash Silwal said. (Reporting by Gopal Sharma)
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Australia, Vanuatu security agreement to be delayed
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) – Vanuatu delayed a landmark security and development agreement with Australia because of concerns it could limit the Pacific island nation receiving infrastructure funding from other countries, Prime Minister Jotham Napat said on Tuesday. The Vanuatu deal is one of two major security agreements Australia had expected to sign with …
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Ten people killed, 61 hurt after Mexican train hits double-decker bus
By Lizbeth Diaz MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Ten people were killed and at least 61 were injured in central Mexico when a freight train smashed into a double-decker passenger bus, which the train operator said had been attempting to pass in front of the moving train. Canadian Pacific Kansas City de Mexico, the railway, expressed …
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EU envoy in Washington for talks on Russia sanctions, Commission says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union’s sanctions envoy David O’Sullivan was in Washington with a team of experts to discuss further sanctions against Russia with U.S. counterparts, the European Commission said on Monday. On Sunday, U.S. President Donald Trump said he was ready to move to a second phase of restrictions, the closest he has …
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Putin awards General Gerasimov, Russia’s top soldier, medal for ‘courage’
(Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded on Monday an Order of Courage to Army General Valery Gerasimov, chief of the general staff of Russia’s armed forces and the overall commander of Russia’s war in Ukraine. Gerasimov, one of the most powerful men in the Russian military and against whom the International Criminal Court issued an …
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Norway’s prime minister overcomes turmoil to win re-election
By Terje Solsvik and Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) -Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere won a second term in office in a closely-fought parliamentary election after surviving years of turmoil in his cabinet and a rebellion in his ruling Labour Party to stay in power. Struggling with high inflation and rising interest rates that drove …
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US defense secretary tells sailors off Puerto Rico: this isn’t training
By Phil Stewart, Idrees Ali and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth told sailors and Marines on a warship off Puerto Rico on Monday that they were not deployed to the Caribbean for training but instead sent to the “front lines” of a critical counter-narcotics mission. Hegseth’s remarks came during a …
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Israel warns of ‘mighty hurricane’ in Gaza if Hamas does not surrender
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Steven Scheer CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel on Monday told residents of Gaza City to leave immediately after warning that it would step up airstrikes and ground operations in the Gaza Strip in a “mighty hurricane” if Hamas does not free the last hostages it is holding and surrender. In what it …
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Italy, US agree to boost LNG ties and infrastructure investment
ROME (Reuters) -Italy and the United States on Monday vowed to deepen energy ties including through increased exports to Italy of liquefied natural gas (LNG), as Europe continues to seek alternatives to Russian energy supplies following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Italian Energy Minister Gilberto Pichetto Fratin and U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, after talks in …
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Some tents enter Gaza but Red Cross says enclave needs many more
By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA (Reuters) – The Red Cross said on Monday it has distributed over 300 tents to displacement camps in southern Gaza in recent days but warned that the current supply of shelter materials to the enclave falls far short of urgent needs on the ground. In addition to the 300 tents, …
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