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Spain to send Patriot missiles to Ukraine, El Pais reports
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.
South Sudanese comedians find laughs in painful past
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 ...
Swiss parliamentary committee backs $5.5 billion aid plan for Ukraine
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.
Ukraine court orders agriculture minister to be taken into custody
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 ...
US to announce new restrictions on firearm exports, official says
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 ...
Kiribati parliament votes to remove Australian-born high court judge
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 ...
Mexican lawmakers approve new pension fund backed by president
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 ...
Analysis-The glitch in Japan's plans to bolster U.S. defence
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 ...
China passes tariff law as tensions with trading partners simmer
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 ...
India begins voting in second phase of giant election as Modi vs Gandhi campaign heats up
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 ...