With large crowds expected, Norway to lay King Harald to rest
OSLO, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Norway's King Harald V will be laid to rest on Wednesday, in a series of…
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admin Cluster bomb casualties near record, driven by war in Ukraine
GENEVA, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Cluster munitions killed or wounded at least 1,063 people in 2025 - most of them…
UK to sanction Israeli West Bank settlements in support for two-state solution
LONDON/TEL AVIV, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Britain will announce a trade ban on goods made in Israeli settlements in the…
Singapore PM’s annual salary to rise 64% to $2.85 million amid ministerial pay hike
SINGAPORE, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Ministerial salaries in Singapore, already among the world's highest, will go up from October 15,…
Sri Lanka bars tourists from heart of drought-hit park as El Nino looms
YALA, Sri Lanka, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Mugger crocodiles bask along the edge of the shrinking reservoir, waiting like everything…
Indonesia suspends nearly 2,000 free meal kitchens for breaching sanitation rules
JAKARTA, Sept 8 (Reuters) - The Indonesian agency responsible for the country's free meals programme has temporarily closed nearly 2,000…
Russian ballistic missiles hit Kyiv as US envoys leave
Sept 8 (Reuters) - Russia resumed airstrikes on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv early on Tuesday, shortly after the departure…
Canada set to hit back at Trump tariffs, risking wider trade war
Canada is poised to impose tariffs of 15% to 50% on hundreds of products from the U.S. on Tuesday, a...
Iran warns US energy assets in Gulf are vulnerable after latest clashes
DUBAI, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Iran threatened on Monday to retaliate against any new U.S. attacks on its assets, warning…
Far-right win leaves Germany’s Merz shaken as AfD plots path to power
BERLIN, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Chancellor Friedrich Merz ruled out working with the Alternative for Germany on Monday after the…