JALALABAD, Afghanistan, (Reuters) – A U.S. drone strike intended to hit an Islamic State (IS) hideout in Afghanistan killed at least 30 civilians resting after a day’s labour in the fields, officials said yesterday.
MUNICH, (Reuters) – Huawei launched its Mate 30 smartphone range on Thursday in a challenge to Apple’s new iPhone 11, saying the Chinese firm’s new devices were more compact, their cameras superior and wraparound screens brighter.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg, who has inspired a global movement for climate change, delivered a strong message to U.S.
OTTAWA, (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologized yesterday for wearing brown face make-up in 2001 after an embarrassing picture emerged less than five weeks before an election in which he faces a tough fight.
LOS ANGELES/JEDDAH, (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said yesterday there were many options short of war with Iran after U.S.
HAMILTON, Bermuda, (Reuters) – Hurricane Humberto knocked out power lines in Bermuda last night, plunging half of the Atlantic archipelago into darkness, as the storm whipped the British territory with powerful winds and rain.
BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – Argentina’s Senate unanimously approved a law yesterday that will increase state funds dedicated to fighting hunger and improving nutrition as the country grapples with stifling inflation and increased poverty.
RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – With widespread fires wreaking havoc on the Amazon, over 200 investors representing some $16.2 trillion under management yesterday called on companies to do their part in halting the destruction of the world’s largest tropical rainforest.
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India banned the production, import and sale of electronic cigarettes on Wednesday, a public health decision that will dash the expansion plans of companies such as Juul Labs and Philip Morris International in the country.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Known for acting on impulse, President Donald Trump has adopted an uncharacteristically go-slow approach over whether to hold Iran responsible for attacks on Saudi oil facilities, showing little enthusiasm for confrontation as he seeks re-election next year.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Boris Johnson could recall parliament if Britain’s highest court rules he unlawfully suspended it, a government lawyer said yesterday, after judges heard the prime minister wanted a shutdown because it was an obstacle to his Brexit plans.
JERUSALEM, (Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was in a battle for political survival after exit polls following yesterday’s election showed the race too close to call and the Israeli leader’s decade-long grip on power weakened.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Investors managing $15 trillion in assets turned up the heat on oil and gas sector yesterday ahead of a United Nations summit in New York aimed at accelerating efforts to fight climate change.
MADRID, (Reuters) – Spain will hold its fourth election in four years on Nov.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The United States imposed sanctions on Tuesday on three people and 16 groups it says helped Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his government profit from food aid in the economically struggling country, the Treasury Department said.
(Reuters) – U.S. gasoline prices jumped on Tuesday after crude oil futures spiked nearly 15% following weekend attacks on Saudi Arabian oil facilities, according to a report by the AAA motor club.
WASHINGTON/DUBAI, (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said yesterday said it looked like Iran was behind attacks on oil plants in Saudi Arabia but stressed he did not want to go to war, as the attacks sent oil prices soaring and raised fears of a new Middle East conflict.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government will seek to persuade Britain’s top court this week that his decision to suspend parliament until shortly before the date for Brexit was not illegal as Scottish judges concluded last week.
COLOMBO, (Reuters) – The grand opening of Sri Lanka’s tallest tower was mired in controversy yesterday when President Maithripala Sirisena said one of the Chinese firms contracted to work on the project had disappeared with $11 million of state funds.
MADRID, (Reuters) – Spain’s High Court ruled yesterday that the government should refuse a request from the United States to extradite Venezuela’s former military intelligence chief and ordered his release from jail.
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