Today: October 11, 2024
Today: October 11, 2024

Latest From Reuters

Health|MidEast|News|World

Saudi king to be treated for lung inflammation, state news agency says

Saudi King Salman will undergo treatment at Al Salam Palace in Jeddah for a lung inflammation, the state news agency said on Sunday, hours after he underwent medical tests.

Saudi king to be treated for lung inflammation, state news agency says
MidEast|News|US|World

Saudi crown prince, US national security adviser meet on bilateral deal

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan met to discuss an almost 'finalized' draft of a deal between Washington and Riyadh, the

Saudi crown prince, US national security adviser meet on bilateral deal
News|Political

Northern Ireland minister Heaton-Harris will not stand for re-election as MP

Britain's minister for Northern Ireland, Chris Heaton-Harris, will not stand for re-election to parliament, he said in a letter to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Saturday.

Northern Ireland minister Heaton-Harris will not stand for re-election as MP
Asia|Environment|News|World

Eruption of Indonesia's Mt Ibu forces seven villages to evacuate

A volcano on the remote Indonesian island of Halmahera has spectacularly erupted, spewing a grey ash cloud into the sky, and people from seven nearby villages have been evacuated,

Eruption of Indonesia's Mt Ibu forces seven villages to evacuate
Health|News|World

Iran to send experts to ally Venezuela to help with medical accelerators

Iran on Saturday said it will send experts to its ally Venezuela to help with medical accelerators in hospitals it said had been stopped due to Western sanctions.

Iran to send experts to ally Venezuela to help with medical accelerators
Election|News|Opinion|Political

Britain's Conservatives trail Labour by 18 points, says Opinium poll

The opposition Labour Party’s lead over British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s governing Conservative Party has increased to 18 points, according to an opinion poll published on

Britain's Conservatives trail Labour by 18 points, says Opinium poll
MidEast|News|World

Israel's Gantz demands Gaza day-after plan by June 8, threatens to quit cabinet

Israeli war cabinet minister Benny Gantz demanded on Saturday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu commit to an agreed vision for the Gaza conflict that would include

Israel's Gantz demands Gaza day-after plan by June 8, threatens to quit cabinet
Crime|Europe|News|World

Ukraine says Russian shelling targets civilians in Kharkiv region

Ukraine said Russian shelling targeted civilians in two cities in the northeastern region of Kharkiv on Saturday while President Volodymyr Zelenskiy reported

Ukraine says Russian shelling targets civilians in Kharkiv region
Europe|News|World

Georgian president vetoes 'foreign agents' bill, TASS reports

Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili has announced that she has vetoed a draft law on foreign agents, Russia's state-run TASS news agency reported on Saturday.

Georgian president vetoes 'foreign agents' bill, TASS reports
News|US

Houston area grapples with heat, power cuts after major storms

Thousands of people in the Houston area faced sweltering heat without power on Saturday following severe storms that claimed at least seven lives, according to local media and the National

Houston area grapples with heat, power cuts after major storms
Europe|News|Opinion|World

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
MidEast|News|World

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
Europe|News|World

Poland to spend around $2.5 billion on securing eastern border, says PM

Poland will invest 10 billion zlotys ($2.55 billion) in a programme to secure its eastern border, the prime minister said on Saturday, in a bid to bolster its defences against what

Poland to spend around $2.5 billion on securing eastern border, says PM
Africa|World

Tunisian rights groups say freedoms threatened under Saied's rule

Freedoms in Tunisia are being threatened under the rule of President Kais Saied and the authorities are using the judiciary and police to punish their opponents, 10 local rights

Tunisian rights groups say freedoms threatened under Saied's rule
Europe|News|World

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
Asia|News|World

Fifty dead in heavy rain, floods in central Afghanistan, official says

At least 50 people are dead following a fresh bout of heavy rain and flooding in central Afghanistan, an official said on Saturday.

Fifty dead in heavy rain, floods in central Afghanistan, official says
Asia|News|World

Philippines to vigorously defend territory, president says

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
Asia|Australia|Travel|World

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

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
Health|News|World

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
News

US, TikTok seek fast-track schedule, ruling by Dec. 6 on potential ban

The U.S.

US, TikTok seek fast-track schedule, ruling by Dec. 6 on potential ban
MidEast|News|World

US, Iran hold indirect talks on avoiding regional escalation, Axios reports

Two top Biden administration officials held indirect talks with Iranian counterparts this week in an effort to avoid escalating regional attacks, Axios reported on Friday.

US, Iran hold indirect talks on avoiding regional escalation, Axios reports
Europe|News|World

Croatia gets third government led by pro-EU PM Plenkovic

The Croatian parliament on Friday approved a government dominated by the conservative pro-European HDZ party, led by Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic, marking his third term in the

Croatia gets third government led by pro-EU PM Plenkovic
Asia|Europe|News|World

France accuses Azerbaijan of meddling in New Caledonia with social media campaign

France accused Azerbaijan on Friday of fanning the flames of riots in the French-ruled Pacific island of New Caledonia by flooding social media with what it said were misleading

France accuses Azerbaijan of meddling in New Caledonia with social media campaign
News|US

US State Dept issues worldwide alert amid threat of violence against LGBTQ+ community

The U.S.

US State Dept issues worldwide alert amid threat of violence against LGBTQ+ community
Election|News|US

Ex-Trump lawyer Eastman pleads not guilty in Arizona electors case

John Eastman, the first of 18 defendants accused of illegally seeking to claim Arizona's 2020 electoral votes for then-U.S.

Ex-Trump lawyer Eastman pleads not guilty in Arizona electors case

Follow