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Spain to send Patriot missiles to Ukraine, El Pais reports

Reuters |Updated 7 minutes ago |1 min read

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain will send a small number of Patriot missiles to Ukraine, El Pais newspaper reported on Friday, quoting unidentified sources. Spain ruled out delivering anti-aircraft launchers, but will give Kiev shells, the paper said.

People attend the Kilkilu Ana weekly comedy show, which loosely translates to "Tickle Me" in Arabic, at the Nyakuron Cultural Centre in Juba, South Sudan March 7, 2024.

South Sudanese comedians find laughs in painful past

Waakhe Simon Wudu |Updated 28 minutes ago |2 min read

By Waakhe Simon Wudu JUBA (Reuters) - When Isaac Anthony Lumori launched South Sudan's first weekly comedy show at the height of a civil war in 2014, his performers' quips about different ethnic groups were not always well received. "They had ...

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Swiss parliamentary committee backs $5.5 billion aid plan for Ukraine

Reuters |Updated 28 minutes ago |1 min read

ZURICH (Reuters) - A Swiss parliamentary committee late on Thursday voted to back a 5 billion Swiss franc ($5.5 billion) aid contribution for Ukraine as part of a broader package aimed at improving neutral Switzerland's defense capabilities.

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Ukraine court orders agriculture minister to be taken into custody

Reuters |Updated 7 minutes ago |1 min read

KYIV (Reuters) - A Ukrainian court ordered on Friday for Agriculture Minister Mykola Solsky to be taken into custody over allegations of his involvement in an illegal acquisition of state-owned land worth about $7 million. Solsky denies the ...

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US to announce new restrictions on firearm exports, official says

David Shepardson |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration plans to impose new restrictions on firearms exports and increase scrutiny on transactions to limit diversions of guns to drug cartels, criminal groups, gangs and others, a ...

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Kiribati parliament votes to remove Australian-born high court judge

Kirsty Needham |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -Kiribati's parliament has voted to remove Australian-born High Court Judge David Lambourne, who said on Friday the move was politically motivated and an attack on the independence of the Pacific Island nation's ...

Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador delivers a speech to present a package of constitutional reforms, including on the judiciary, electoral system, salaries, and pensions, at the National Palace in Mexico City, Mexico February 5, 2024.

Mexican lawmakers approve new pension fund backed by president

Reuters |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

By Brendan O'Boyle and Raul Cortes MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico's Senate approved the creation of a new pension fund on Thursday aimed at boosting payouts to the lowest-earning recipients. The creation of the fund, which is part of a pension ...

U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida hold a joint press conference in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 10, 2024.

Analysis-The glitch in Japan's plans to bolster U.S. defence

Kaori Kaneko, Tim Kelly and John Geddie |Updated 3 hours ago |5 min read

By Kaori Kaneko, Tim Kelly and John Geddie TOKYO (Reuters) - As the United States faces security threats across the globe, its close ally Japan has committed to stepping up as a trusted defence partner - but Tokyo's cyber and information security ...

A general view shows Tianjin Port, in northern China February 23, 2017.

China passes tariff law as tensions with trading partners simmer

Reuters |Updated 4 hours ago |2 min read

BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Friday passed a law leaving its biggest trade partners in no doubt that it can hit back should they put tariffs on the exports of the world's No.2 economy as Washington and Brussels take aim at Beijing over excess ...

Election officials check the VVPAT machines during the second phase of the general election in Vrindavan, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, India, April 26, 2024.

India begins voting in second phase of giant election as Modi vs Gandhi campaign heats up

Dhanya Skariachan, Chris Thomas and Nikunj Ohri |Updated 7 minutes ago |3 min read

By Dhanya Skariachan, Chris Thomas and Nikunj Ohri BENGALURU/KOTTAYAM/MATHURA, India (Reuters) - India began voting on Friday in the second phase of the world's biggest election, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his rivals raise the pitch of ...

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