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Vietnam Communist party names police minister as state president

By Phuong Nguyen, Khanh Vu and Francesco Guarascio HANOI (Reuters) -Vietnam's Communist Party has named police minister To Lam as the state president, the government said on Saturday, and also

Vietnam Communist party names police minister as state president

Pope says tension and debate are inevitable, embrace them

Arguments and tensions are inevitable in modern society and should not be brushed under the carpet, Pope Francis said on Saturday, warning that trying to impose a uniform

Pope says tension and debate are inevitable, embrace them

Austria to unblock funds for UN Palestinian relief organisation

Austria will release funds to the U.N.'s Palestinian relief organisation UNRWA that were blocked after allegations agency staff were involved in the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel.

Austria to unblock funds for UN Palestinian relief organisation

Jesus is their savior, Trump is their candidate. Ex-president's backers say he shares faith, values

Donald Trump’s support from white evangelicals and other conservative Christians is as strong as ever

Jesus is their savior, Trump is their candidate. Ex-president's backers say he shares faith, values

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'

Ukraine struggles to hold eastern front as Russians advance on cities

For Ukrainian gun commander Oleksandr Kozachenko, the long-awaited U.S. ammunition can't come fast enough as he and his comrades struggle to hold

Ukraine struggles to hold eastern front as Russians advance on cities

How might a US-Saudi civil nuclear deal work?

By Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON (Reuters) -White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan will visit Saudi Arabia this weekend for talks expected to touch on a civil nuclear cooperation agreement,

How might a US-Saudi civil nuclear deal work?

Ukraine's divisive mobilization law comes into force as a new Russian push strains front-line troops

A divisive mobilization law in Ukraine has come into force as Kyiv struggles to boost troop numbers after Russia launched a new offensive that some fear could close in on Ukraine’s second-largest city

Ukraine's divisive mobilization law comes into force as a new Russian push strains front-line troops

Suspected would-be assassin ordered detained as Slovak prime minister's condition is stable

The man accused of attempting to assassinate Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has been ordered to remain behind bars

Suspected would-be assassin ordered detained as Slovak prime minister's condition is stable

French authorities report a sixth fatality in New Caledonia violence

French security forces have reported a sixth death in nearly weeklong armed clashes in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia

French authorities report a sixth fatality in New Caledonia violence

Putin ally says EU is hypocritical for ban on Russian media

The speaker of Russia's parliament scolded the European Union on Saturday for banning the distribution of four Russian media outlets and said it showed how the West refused to

Putin ally says EU is hypocritical for ban on Russian media

Singapore to resume flying F-16 jets after crash this month

Singapore will resume flying its F-16 fleet after suspending training when one of the jets crashed earlier this month, the defence ministry on Saturday.

Singapore to resume flying F-16 jets after crash this month

Australians stranded in New Caledonia 'running out of food' amid civil unrest

SYDNEY/PARIS (Reuters) -Australians stranded in New Caledonia are rationing food as they wait for a way out of the Pacific island territory, amid unrest that has killed six people, a traveller from

Australians stranded in New Caledonia 'running out of food' amid civil unrest

Here's how Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could make the first debate stage under stringent Biden-Trump rules

To make the first debate stage, Robert F

Here's how Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could make the first debate stage under stringent Biden-Trump rules

Trump receives NRA endorsement as he vows to protect gun rights

Former President Donald Trump has urged gun owners to vote in the 2024 election as he addressed thousands of members of the National Rifle Association, which officially endorsed him just before Trump took the stage at their annual meeting in Texas

Trump receives NRA endorsement as he vows to protect gun rights

Donald Trump falsely tells supporters he won Minnesota in 2020

Donald Trump falsely claimed on Friday that he won the 2020 presidential election in Minnesota and he said he would win this year in the state that has not voted for a

Donald Trump falsely tells supporters he won Minnesota in 2020

Philippines to vigorously defend territory, president says

MANILA (Reuters) -Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Saturday the country will "vigorously defend what is ours", in a thinly veiled reference to mounting tensions with China over

Philippines to vigorously defend territory, president says

Peru protesters slam new insurance law that deems transgender people mentally ill

Hundreds of protesters in Peru's capital marched on Friday to demand the scrapping of a new law that describes transgender people, among others, as having a mental illness so they can

Peru protesters slam new insurance law that deems transgender people mentally ill

Incoming Taiwan president Lai to pledge steady approach to relationship with China

Taiwan's next president, Lai Ching-te, will pledge to secure stability by maintaining the status quo in the island's relationship with China in his inauguration speech

Incoming Taiwan president Lai to pledge steady approach to relationship with China

US works to ensure Venezuela election credible but faces obstacles, official says

The U.S sees it as a “very open question” whether Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro can win re-election if he holds a free vote in July,

US works to ensure Venezuela election credible but faces obstacles, official says

Even with school choice, some Black families find options lacking decades after Brown v. Board

The 1954 Brown v

Even with school choice, some Black families find options lacking decades after Brown v. Board

For decades, states have taken foster children's federal benefits. That's starting to change

States have for decades been using foster children's federal Social Security benefits to help cover the costs of state services

For decades, states have taken foster children's federal benefits. That's starting to change

Noncitizen voting, already illegal in federal elections, becomes a centerpiece of 2024 GOP messaging

In recent months, the specter of people who aren't American citizens and are voting in the United States has become a rallying cry for Republicans

Noncitizen voting, already illegal in federal elections, becomes a centerpiece of 2024 GOP messaging

After decisive loss at Alabama Mercedes plants, powerful auto union vows to return and win

A decisive vote against the United Auto Workers at two Mercedes factories in Alabama sidetracked the union's grand plan to sign up workers at nonunion plants mainly in the South

After decisive loss at Alabama Mercedes plants, powerful auto union vows to return and win

Magda Chambriard, new Petrobras CEO, charged by Lula with firing up job creation

By Marta Nogueira, Sabrina Valle and Rodrigo Viga Gaier RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -The next chief executive of Petrobras, Magda Chambriard, arrives with the résumé and mandate to make Brazil's state-

Magda Chambriard, new Petrobras CEO, charged by Lula with firing up job creation
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