By Andrew Gray Stoltenberg due to step down later this year Big post in Western response to war in Ukraine Britain's defence minister Wallace wants the job Danish PM Frederiksen…
By Inti Landauro and Corina Pons MADRID (Reuters) - A Spanish talk show host's gesture of disbelief, with eyes rolled and arms thrown high, upon hearing Monday's announcement of a…
ANKARA, June 3 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan named his government's new cabinet on Saturday, including new heads of the economy and foreign ministry, after extending his two-decade rule in an…
By Ross Colvin June 2 (Reuters) - Former Vice President Mike Pence and former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie plan to announce next week they are running for president, joining…
(Reuters) - Kosovo marked the 15th anniversary of its declaration of independence from Serbia in February this year and in recent days saw a surge of violence. Here are key…
June 1 (Reuters) - Rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) such as Microsoft-backed OpenAI's ChatGPT are complicating governments' efforts to agree laws governing the use of the technology. Here are…
By David Morgan WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - Kevin McCarthy earned his stripes as Republican speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday, navigating fierce hardline opposition to pass a debt…
By Joseph Ax and Tim Reid (Reuters) - Former Vice President Mike Pence and former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie are planning to enter the race for the 2024 Republican…
SEOUL, May 31 (Reuters) - North Korea made a failed attempt at launching its first spy satellite on Wednesday, with the booster and payload plunging into the sea, North Korean…
(Reuters) - Fifteen years after Kosovo declared independence, 50,000 minority Serbs in the north bordering Serbia refuse to recognise state institutions, receive pay and benefits from Serbia's budget and pay…
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON, May 29 (Reuters) - The U.S. is rapidly approaching the deadline for Congress to pass a deal, reached over the weekend by Democratic President Joe Biden…
NAIROBI, May 29 (Reuters) - Uganda has enacted one of the world's toughest anti-LGBTQ laws in a continent where only 22 of 54 nations allow homosexuality. Here are facts about…
By MacDonald Dzirutwe LAGOS, May 29 (Reuters) - Nigeria's new president Bola Tinubu faces a litany of problems, including widespread violence, double-digit inflation and industrial-scale oil theft. His victory is…
WASHINGTON, May 28 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden and Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Sunday signed off on an agreement to temporarily suspend the debt ceiling and cap some…
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Tayyip Erdogan extended his rule into a third decade by defeating Kemal Kilicdaroglu in Turkey's presidential election on Sunday. Here are details on how it unfolded: WHAT…
KYIV (Reuters) - Fighting spilled into Russia's western Belgorod region this week following a military incursion from Ukraine. Russia has blamed Ukrainian armed groups and launched a terrorism investigation. Kyiv…
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, May 28 (Reuters) - Democratic President Joe Biden and top congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy struck a deal on Saturday to suspend the federal government's $31.4 trillion…
MADRID (Reuters) - Allegations of voter fraud in small towns and an unprecedented case of kidnapping marked the last day of campaigning before local and regional elections in Spain on…
Turks vote on Sunday May 28 in a presidential election runoff between the incumbent Tayyip Erdogan and his challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu that will decide whether the president extends his rule…
ISTANBUL, May 26 (Reuters) - Turks vote on Sunday May 28 in a presidential election runoff between the incumbent Tayyip Erdogan and his challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu that will decide whether…
By Belén Carreño MADRID (Reuters) - In speeches across the country ahead of regional elections on Sunday, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has promised two-euro cinema tickets for the elderly,…
By Ross Colvin (Reuters) – With Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announcing on Wednesday he is seeking the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, joining former President Donald Trump in a growing list…
May 26 (Reuters) - The upcoming Memorial Day weekend is expected to see millions of Americans travel despite tight budgets, kicking off the busy summer travel in the U.S on…
LONDON (Reuters) - Portuguese police this week searched a reservoir about 50 km (31 miles) from where British three-year-old Madeleine McCann disappeared in 2007, authorities said. The move was the…
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - What could happen on Main Street if Washington's political showdown over the debt ceiling stopped the government from cutting checks that fund a quarter…
By James Oliphant (Reuters) - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who will announce on Wednesday he is seeking the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, is likely to be former President Donald Trump’s…
ANKARA, May 24 (Reuters) - Turkey's anti-immigrant Victory Party leader endorsed opposition presidential candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu on Wednesday, potentially boosting the challenger as he aims to make up ground and defeat President Tayyip Erdogan in Sunday's runoff…
By Lefteris Papadimas ATHENS, May 24 (Reuters) - Greece's president appointed a caretaker prime minister on Wednesday to form a government that will lead the country to a repeat election…
By James Oliphant WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, whose impassioned battles over pandemic lockdowns and divisive cultural issues have endeared him to conservatives, will announce on Wednesday he…
(Reuters) – There are conflicting reports on who actually controls the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut after months of intense fighting. Here is a look at the significance for both sides…
By Karen Freifeld WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration halted the export of a wide range of consumer goods to Russia on Friday and added 71 companies to a trade…
Islamic Jihad fired rockets, was focus for Israel strikes Hamas, which rules Gaza, has to calculate when to fight Israel and Hamas share interest in Gaza's basic stability By Nidal…
By Corina Pons Spain launched new wealth tax in December Regional election due in Madrid, where many wealthy live National vote later this year could determine tax's fate MADRID (Reuters)…
By Gram Slattery and Jason Lange WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - Republican U.S. Senator Tim Scott has entered the 2024 presidential race, according to a filing with the U.S. election regulator on…
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's invitation to an Arab Summit in Saudi Arabia on Friday is part of a wider trend in the Middle East where adversaries have been taking steps…
By Daren Butler President Erdogan was nearly 5 points ahead in first round Polls had forecast his rival Kilicdaroglu would be in front Third-placed candidate could play a 'kingmaker' role…
By Karolina Tagaris ATHENS (Reuters) - Politicians vying for votes in Greece's election on Sunday have turned to YouTube and TikTok to win over a younger generation who have long…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says he is making progress in persuading the West to supply Ukraine with fighter jets - with U.S.-built F-16s flown by several NATO nations in particular…
May 19 (Reuters) - President Bashar al-Assad's attendance at an Arab Summit in Saudi Arabia on Friday is the result of big policy shifts by Arab states that once backed…
HIROSHIMA, Japan, May 19 (Reuters) - Leaders of the world richest democracies agreed on Friday to stiffen sanctions against Russia and pledged financial support for Ukraine in its fight against…
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON, May 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. government could fall behind on its bills next month - and even default on its debt - if Congress doesn't…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Montana Governor Greg Gianforte signed legislation to ban Chinese-owned TikTok from operating in the state to "protect Montanans" from alleged Chinese surveillance, making it the first U.S.…
By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis will officially enter the 2024 U.S. presidential race next week, according to two sources familiar with the decision, immediately…
PARIS (Reuters) - French former president Nicolas Sarkozy lost his appeal against a 2021 conviction for corruption and influence peddling at the Paris Court of Appeals on Wednesday, a decision…
May 18 (Reuters) - Decades-high inflation and the impact of war in Ukraine have forced companies across Europe into lay-offs or hiring freezes. Here are some of the companies that…
BANGKOK, May 17 (Reuters) - Thailand's two main opposition parties, which won big in Sunday's election and trounced parties backed by the powerful military, are seeking to put together a…
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS, May 17 (Reuters) - The extension of a deal allowing the safe Black Sea export of Ukrainian grain and fertilizers beyond May 18 hangs in…
Last weekend, Turkey held a historic election that will be crucial in deciding in the way the country is heading. Although almost all pre-election polls were predicting a narrow win…
(Reuters) - Russia fired hypersonic Kinzhal missiles at Kyiv on Tuesday, with Ukraine saying it had shot down all six, and Russia claiming one got through air defences to destroy…
May 17 (Reuters) - Ukraine said on Tuesday that it downed six Russian hypersonic Kinzhal missiles in a single night, in what would be a major setback for Moscow's efforts…
Main opposition raises objections over suspected irregularities Says irregularities not sufficient to alter overall results Ally says opposition should focus on campaigning for runoff Erdogan is in pole position to…
The prospect of Tayyip Erdogan winning another presidential term in Turkey would once have rung alarms around the Middle East, but after taking a more conciliatory stance in recent years…
In 2022, Ukraine won the Eurovision Song Contest in a landslide victory. Traditionally, the winner hosts the following year but due to the significant security issues posed by the ongoing…
By YP Rajesh NEW DELHI, (Reuters) - India's embattled Congress party won big in a southern state election this weekend, exceeding expectations and gaining fresh momentum to take on entrenched…
World Health Organisation (WHO) experts have officially declared that COVID no longer constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (Pheic). This coincides with the WHO’s new strategy to transition…
In a controversial town hall interview on CNN, former United States president Donald Trump said if re-elected he would consider pardoning “a large portion” of the rioters who were convicted…
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan is putting his two-decade rule on the line on May 14 when he faces opposition challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu in Turkey's landmark elections. Surveys show…
It has been more than 30 years since Albania opened its doors to tourists, but telling a friend that you’re off to Tirana or Dhërmi for a long weekend might…